心掛ける
こころがける · kokorogakeru · JLPT N1 · verb-ichidan
to aim to do
🪝 心 (heart) + 掛ける (hang) = hang it on your heart, so you keep it in mind
Literally 'to hang on the heart.' Whatever you hang on your heart stays with you, so you bear it in mind and aim to act on it.
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.