志向

志向

Chinese

		the will	direction; part; side direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to
simp. and trad. (志向)		志	向

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhìxiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi³ hoeng³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ-hiong
• Min Nan (POJ): chì-hiòng / chì-hiàng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhìxiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhshianq
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi³ hoeng³
    • Yale: ji heung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³ hoeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji³ hêng³
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³ hœ̽ːŋ³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ-hiong
    • Hakka Romanization System: zii hiong
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zi⁴ hiong⁴
    • IPA: /t͡sɨ⁵⁵ hi̯oŋ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chì-hiòng
    • Tâi-lô: tsì-hiòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cie'hioxng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕi²¹⁻⁵³ hiɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕi¹¹⁻⁵³ hiɔŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕi²¹⁻⁴¹ hiɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hiɔŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chì-hiàng
    • Tâi-lô: tsì-hiàng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cie'hiaxng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi²¹⁻⁵³ hiaŋ²¹/

Noun

志向

1. aspiration; ideal; ambition; goal

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
志	向
し Grade: 5	こう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ɕiko̞ː]

Noun

志向 (hiragana しこう, rōmaji shikō)

1. intention

Verb

志向する (transitive, hiragana しこうする, rōmaji shikō suru)

1. aspire

Conjugation

Conjugation of "志向する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	志向し	しこうし	shikō shi
Continuative (連用形)	志向し	しこうし	shikō shi
Terminal (終止形)	志向する	しこうする	shikō suru
Attributive (連体形)	志向する	しこうする	shikō suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	志向すれ	しこうすれ	shikō sure
Imperative (命令形)	志向せよ¹ 志向しろ²	しこうせよ¹ しこうしろ²	shikō seyo¹ shikō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	志向される	しこうされる	shikō sareru
Causative	志向させる 志向さす	しこうさせる しこうさす	shikō saseru shikō sasu
Potential	志向できる	しこうできる	shikō dekiru
Volitional	志向しよう	しこうしよう	shikō shiyō
Negative	志向しない	しこうしない	shikō shinai
Negative continuative	志向せず	しこうせず	shikō sezu
Formal	志向します	しこうします	shikō shimasu
Perfective	志向した	しこうした	shikō shita
Conjunctive	志向して	しこうして	shikō shite
Hypothetical conditional	志向すれば	しこうすれば	shikō sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

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Korean

Hanja in this term
志	向

Noun

志向 • (jihyang) (hangeul 지향)

1. Hanja form^? of 지향.