志し望ぼう

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志望する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Primarily used for one's desired school, career, or position. Often appears in compounds like 志望校 (school of choice) or 志望動機 (reason for applying).

〈場ば所しょ〉を志し望ぼうするto wish to enter/apply for (a school, company, etc.)
彼かれは東とう京きょう大だい学がくを志し望ぼうしている。
He wishes to enter Tokyo University.
〈職しょく業ぎょう〉を志し望ぼうするto aspire to a certain job or profession
将しょう来らいは医い者しゃを志し望ぼうしている。
I aspire to become a doctor in the future.
志し望ぼうを変へん更こうするto change one's choice (of school, job, etc.)
志し望ぼうを変へん更こうして、別べつの大だい学がくを受じゅ験けんした。
I changed my choice and took the entrance exam for a different university.

希き望ぼうN3
希望 is a general word for hope or wish about anything, while 志望 specifically names one's chosen school, job, or career path.
志し向こうN1
志向 describes a general tendency or orientation toward something, while 志望 refers to a concrete, named choice like a specific school or job.
願がん望ぼうN1
願望 is a deep, often emotional desire that need not be tied to a school or career, whereas 志望 is specifically about one's intended choice of school, job, or position.
志こころざすN2
志望する is the standard word for stating a desired school, job, or course of study, whereas 志す carries a more literary, ideals-driven tone.
志し願がん
志望 is typically used for wishing to enter a specific school, job, or career, while 志願 stresses the active step of applying or volunteering for it.

Compound of 志 (will, intention) and 望 (hope, desire). The combination conveys a directed ambition or choice.