志願

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See also: 志愿

Chinese

the will
hope; wish; desire
hope; wish; desire; ready; willing
 
trad. (志願) 志 願
simp. (志愿) 志 愿

Pronunciation

Noun

志願

  1. aspiration; wish; ideal; preference
    第一志願大學／第一志愿大学  ―  dìyī zhìyuàn dàxué  ―  first-preference university

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Derived terms

Verb

志願

  1. to volunteer; to do voluntarily (e.g. dedicate oneself to an endeavour)
    志願服務／志愿服务  ―  zhìyuàn fúwù  ―  to volunteer one's services

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
志 願
し
Grade: 5 		がん
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

志(し)願(がん) • (shigan) 

  1. (act of) volunteering
  2. wishing for

Verb

志(し)願(がん)する • (shigan suru) transitive or intransitive suru (stem 志(し)願(がん)し (shigan shi), past 志(し)願(がん)した (shigan shita))

  1. apply for, volunteer for
  2. wish for

Conjugation

Conjugation of "志願する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 志願し しがんし shigan shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 志願し しがんし shigan shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 志願する しがんする shigan suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 志願する しがんする shigan suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 志願すれ しがんすれ shigan sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 志願せよ¹
志願しろ² 		しがんせよ¹
しがんしろ² 		shigan seyo¹
shigan shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 志願される しがんされる shigan sareru
Causative 志願させる
志願さす 		しがんさせる
しがんさす 		shigan saseru
shigan sasu
Potential 志願できる しがんできる shigan dekiru
Volitional 志願しよう しがんしよう shigan shiyō
Negative 志願しない しがんしない shigan shinai
Negative continuative 志願せず しがんせず shigan sezu
Formal 志願します しがんします shigan shimasu
Perfective 志願した しがんした shigan shita
Conjunctive 志願して しがんして shigan shite
Hypothetical conditional 志願すれば しがんすれば shigan sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
志願

Noun

志願 • (jiwon) (hangeul 지원)

  1. Hanja form? of 지원.
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