立りっ志し

noun

fixing one's aim in life; deciding one's life goal

A somewhat formal or literary noun for the act of determining one's life purpose or aspiration, often used in contexts of self-improvement or career planning.

• 彼かれは若わかい頃ころに立りっ志しして医い者しゃを目め指ざした。

  He fixed his aim in life when he was young and aimed to become a doctor.

• 立りっ志し伝でん中ちゅうの人じん物ぶつとして知しられている。

  He is known as a person whose life story is about achieving his ambitions.