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意志

いし

will, intention

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Examples

  1. 意志が強い人だ。

    いしがつよいひとだ。

    He is a strong-willed person.

  2. 自分の意志で決めた。

    じぶんのいしできめた。

    I decided of my own will.

  3. 続けたいという強い意志がなければ、この練習は無理だ。

    つづけたいというつよいいしがなければ、このれんしゅうはむりだ。

    Without a strong will to keep going, this training is impossible.

Common patterns

意志が強い
to have a strong will
自分の意志で
of one's own will
意志が弱い
to be weak-willed

Memory tip

意志 with 志 (aspiration) is the inner strength to carry something through — 意志が強い. The look-alike 意思 (same reading) is your stated intention in legal or business contexts, as in 意思を確認する.

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