宿しゅく志し

noun

long-standing ambition; cherished desire

Formal or literary term for a deeply held, long-cherished goal or aspiration. Often used in written or elevated contexts.

• 彼かれは宿しゅく志しを遂とげて、ついに医い者しゃになった。

  He fulfilled his long-standing ambition and finally became a doctor.

• この作さく品ひんは、作さっ家かの宿しゅく志しが結けつ実じつしたものだ。

  This work is the fruit of the author's cherished desire.