7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N1

intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling

Kun'yomi
  • シリング
  • to plan
  • will ②kindness ③gift (as a token of gratitude)
On'yomi
Nanori
  • じん
  • べし
  • ゆき

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

71.2%
こころざし 28.0%
こころざ 0.8%

Character Breakdown

intention, plan, resolve
シ こころざし こころざ.す (5th, N1)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ さむらい お (4th, N1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

will ②kindness ③gift (as a token of gratitude)
like-mindedness ②comrade
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era ②patriots
fighting spirit
wishes of a deceased person
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References

Unicode hex code 5FD7
JIS X 0208 1-27-54
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1064
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1785
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2199
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2725
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1394
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1881
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 600
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 645
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 622
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 464
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 757
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10331
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 692
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 573
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 582
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 623
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 527
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 718
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 668
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 756
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 770
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 607
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3p4.1
Four corner code 4033.1
De Roo Code 1458