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志 = 士 + 心

志 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “intention”. It is built from 士 (gentleman) and 心 (heart). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 645. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
intention
RTK frame
645
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
シリング, こころざ.す, こころざし
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
намерение
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
志 purpose

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 士 gentleman
  2. 心 heart

Characters that contain 志

How to find 志 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gentleman” + “heart”. 志 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 志 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.