意い志し

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Refers to a person's conscious will, resolve, or deliberate intention to act. Often used in psychological, philosophical, and everyday contexts.

意い志しが強つよいto have a strong will
彼かれは意い志しが強つよく、目もく標ひょうを最さい後ごまでやり遂とげる。
He has a strong will and sees his goals through to the end.
意い志しが弱よわいto have a weak will
ダイエットを続つづけられないのは意い志しが弱よわいからだ。
The reason I can't keep up my diet is that I have a weak will.
〈人ひと〉の意い志しでof one's own free will; by one's own decision
彼かの女じょは自じ分ぶんの意い志しで会かい社しゃを辞やめた。
She quit the company of her own free will.
意い志しを持もつto have (a) will/resolve
強つよい意い志しを持もって新あたらしい仕し事ごとに挑ちょう戦せんした。
I took on the new job with a strong sense of determination.

決けつ意いN2
決意 is the act of firmly deciding on a course of action, whereas 意志 refers to the underlying willpower or resolve itself.
意い欲よくN2
意欲 emphasizes eager motivation or drive toward something, while 意志 emphasizes the deliberate will to act regardless of desire.
意い向こうN1
意向 refers to one's stated intention or leaning on a matter, while 意志 refers to the deeper, more resolute will behind actions.
ウイル
意志 is the standard native Japanese word for a person's determination or willpower, while ウイル is a rare English loanword carrying the same nuance.

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志こころざしN1
意志 is the general, everyday word for will or determination, while 志 carries a nobler, long-term sense of aspiration.
意いN1
意志 stresses firm will or determination, while 意 is a broader, softer term covering any thought or feeling one has in mind.

意い思しN3
意志 stresses inner willpower or determination, while 意思 is the more formal/legal term for one's intention or decision.
意い識しきN3
意識 (awareness/consciousness) and 意志 (will/intention) sound alike but refer to very different mental concepts.
遺い志し
遺志 and 意志 are pronounced identically but 遺志 means the wishes left by someone who has died, while 意志 means a living person's will or determination.
意い地じN1
意地 (いじ) means stubbornness or pride, while 意志 (いし) means will or intention in a neutral, positive sense; learners often mix up the similar kanji and sound.

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意志 is a Sino-Japanese word composed of 意 (mind, thought) and 志 (aspiration, will). The combination conveys the idea of a determined mind or will.