志し学がく

noun

age 15

Literary term from the Analects of Confucius, referring to the age at which one sets one's mind on learning. Rare in modern conversation; used mainly in classical or educational contexts.

• 孔こう子しは志し学がくにして学がくに志こころざしたと伝つたえられている。

  Confucius is said to have set his mind on learning at the age of 15.