素そ願がん

noun

long-held desire; cherished hope; lifelong wish

Archaic noun for a deeply held personal wish or aspiration, often one nurtured over many years. Rare in modern Japanese; encountered mainly in historical or literary contexts.

• 彼かれは素そ願がんを遂とげるために旅たび立だった。

  He set out on a journey to fulfill his lifelong wish.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには、作さく者しゃの素そ願がんが記しるされていた。

  The ancient document recorded the author's cherished hope.