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    3. 志望

    志望

    志し望ぼう

    wish

    N1KMT6News #10+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveEducationWork & CareerKanji Vocab18 strokes

    しぼう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    wish, desire, ambition, choice

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    彼かれの志し望ぼうは医い者しゃになることです。

    His ambition is to become a doctor.

    KMT4EducationWork & Career
    志し望ぼう理り由ゆう書しょを提てい出しゅつしました。

    I submitted my statement of purpose (reason for application).

    KMT6EducationWork & Career
    多おおくの高こう校こう生せいが、難なん関かん大だい学がくを志し望ぼうしています。

    Many high school students aspire to difficult-to-enter universities.

    KMT6Education
    彼かの女じょは自じ分ぶんの志し望ぼうを貫つらぬき、夢ゆめを実じつ現げんしました。

    She stuck to her aspirations and realized her dream.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    彼かれは第だい一いち志し望ぼうの会かい社しゃから内ない定ていをもらいました。

    He received a job offer from his first-choice company.

    KMT7Work & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    志
    シリング・こころざ.す・こころざし…(5)
    intention・plan・resolve・aspire・motive…(2)
    望
    のぞ.む・もち…(4)
    ambition・full moon・hope・desire・aspire to…(1)
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