志す

こころざす · kokorozasu · JLPT N1 · verb-godan

to aspire to

🎯 kokoro (heart) + sasu (point at): aim your heart at a goal

志 is 士 (warrior, scholar) over 心 (heart): a heart set on a goal. It sounds like 指す (to point at), so point your heart at what you want to reach.

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