意志

Chinese
 
idea; meaning; wish
idea; meaning; wish; desire; (abbr.) Italy
 the will
trad. (意志/毅志) 意/毅 志
simp. (意志) 意 志
anagram 志意

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 意 志
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 影 (34) 章 (23)
Final (韻) 之 (19) 之 (19)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 於記切 職吏切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /ʔɨH/ /t͡ɕɨH/
Pan
Wuyun		 /ʔɨH/ /t͡ɕɨH/
Shao
Rongfen		 /ʔieH/ /t͡ɕieH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /ʔɨH/ /cɨH/
Li
Rong		 /ʔiəH/ /t͡ɕiəH/
Wang
Li		 /ĭəH/ /t͡ɕĭəH/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /ʔiH/ /t͡ɕiH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 yì zhì
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 ji3 zi3
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 意 志
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)		 yì zhì
Middle
Chinese		 ‹ ʔiH › ‹ tsyiH ›
Old
Chinese		 /*ʔ(r)ək-s/ /*tə-s/
English thought (n.) goal, intention, aspiration

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 意 志
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 15153 17190
Phonetic
component		 意 之
Rime
group		 代 之
Rime
subdivision		 0 0
Corresponding
MC rime		 意 志
Old
Chinese		 /*qɯɡs/ /*tjɯs/
Notes 說文之聲

Noun

意志

  1. 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

Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (意志):
  • → Japanese: 意志(いし) (ishi)
  • → Korean: 의지(意志) (uiji)
  • → Vietnamese: ý chí (意志)

See also

Japanese
Kanji in this term
意 志
い
Grade: 3		 し
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

意(い)志(し) • (ishi) 

  1. will (intention or decision)
    • 2016 July 22, “過(か)去(こ)との取(と)り組(く)み [Grappling with the Past]”, in 異界月 [Eldritch Moon], Wizards of the Coast:
      エムラクールは願(ねが)いを叶(かな)えたりしない。ただ、人(ひと)々(びと)の望(のぞ)みがエムラクールの意(い)志(し)に沿(そ)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.

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
意志

Noun

意志 • (uiji) (hangeul 의지)

  1. Hanja form? of 의지 (“determination”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
意志

Noun

意志

  1. chữ Hán form of ý chí (“willpower”).
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