心掛け
こころがけ · kokorogake · JLPT N1 · noun
aim
🎯 心 (heart) + 掛け (hang on): your heart hung on a goal, so you are ready and aiming
掛ける means to hang something on or set it in place. 心掛け is keeping your heart set on a purpose, which covers readiness, intention, and aim.
心 — pictograph of a heart with chambers and aorta
心 is a pictograph showing a stylized heart, with strokes representing the organ's chambers and the aorta at the top. Originally meaning the physical heart, it broadened to cover mind, feelings, and intentions, since ancient Chinese thought located thinking and emotion in the heart.