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Chinese
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idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
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the will
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simp. and trad. (意志)
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意
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志
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alternative forms
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毅志
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anagram
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志意
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Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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意
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志
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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yì
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zhì
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Middle Chinese
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‹ ʔiH ›
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‹ tsyiH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ʔ(r)ək-s/
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/*tə-s/
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English
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thought (n.)
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goal, intention, aspiration
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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意
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志
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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No.
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15153
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17190
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Phonetic component
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意
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之
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Rime group
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代
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之
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Rime subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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意
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志
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Old Chinese
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/*qɯɡs/
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/*tjɯs/
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Notes
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說文之聲
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Noun
意志
- will; determination; volition; intent
- 堅強意志/坚强意志 ― jiānqiáng yìzhì ― strong will
- 政府意志 ― zhèngfǔ yìzhì ― government will
Synonyms
- 心志 (xīnzhì)
- 志意 (zhìyì) (literary)
- 毅力 (yìlì)
- 決心/决心 (juéxīn)
- 狠心 (hěnxīn)
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Japanese
Etymology
Coined by Japanese philosopher and politician Nishi Amane as a translation of English will,[1] and became established by being included in the 哲学字彙 (Tetsugaku Jii, “Dictionary of Philosophy”) by Inoue Tetsujirō.[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
- Homophones: 以次, 位子, 医師, 胃歯, 異志, 移徙, 意思, 違旨, 遺子, 遺旨, 遺址, 遺志, 遺屍, 頤指, 頤使, 縊死, 懿旨
Noun
意志 • (ishi)
- will (intention or decision)
2016 July 22, “過去との取り組み [Grappling with the Past]”, in 異界月 [Eldritch Moon], Wizards of the Coast:
- エムラクールは願いを叶えたりしない。ただ、人々の望みがエムラクールの意志に沿ったものになるのだ。
- Emurakūru wa negai o kanae tari shinai. Tada, hitobito no nozomi ga Emurakūru no ishi ni sotta mono ni naru no da.
- Emrakul does not grant wishes. Human desires simply align to her will.
Derived terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ “意志”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ Inoue, Tetsujirō (1881) 哲学字彙 [Dictionary of Philosophy], University of Tokyo, page 99
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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
Noun
意志 • (uiji) (hangeul 의지)
- hanja form? of 의지 (“determination”)
Vietnamese
Noun
意志
- chữ Hán form of ý chí (“willpower”).