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志 means 'good intention'

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Strokes : 7    Frequency: 597   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-3    Grade: 5   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 25 words   Used in 97 words   Used in 4008 names   Component in 4 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   シ
Kun
   こころざす to plan, to intend   こころざし good intention
Additional readings
On    シリング
Name    じん   べ   べし   ゆき
Components
⿱  士 samurai  心 heart  
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恵 bless  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 志 is used 8 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 志 is used 96 times, read 3 ways.
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シ : 92 words FIND ALL
い し 1
noun
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
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こころざし : 3 words FIND ALL
こ こ ろ ざ し 1 こ こ ろ ざ し 0
noun
will; intention; motive
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こころざす : 1 word FIND ALL
こ こ ろ ざ す 4
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
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An additional 恵 less common words include 志 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 718 (originally: 692)  Joy o' Kanji : 692  Key to Kanji: 417 

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志
シ   こころざす to plan, to intend   こころざし good intention   
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士
シ   samurai
心
シン   こころ heart   
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