志願

See also: 志愿

Chinese

		the will	hope; wish; desire hope; wish; desire; ready; willing
trad. (志願)		志	願
simp. (志愿)		志	愿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhìyuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄩㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi³ jyun⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ-ngien / chṳ-ngian
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chì-goān

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zi³ nguang⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhìyuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: chih⁴-yüan⁴
    • Yale: jr̀-ywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhyuann
    • Palladius: чжиюань (čžijuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi³ jyun⁶
    • Yale: ji yuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³ jyn⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji³ yun⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³ jyːn²²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ-ngien
    • Hakka Romanization System: zii ngien
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zi⁴ ngian⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ⁵⁵ ŋi̯en⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ-ngian
    • Hakka Romanization System: zii ngian
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zi⁴ ngian⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ⁵⁵ ŋi̯an⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chì-goān
    • Tâi-lô: tsì-guān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cie'goan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si²¹⁻⁵³ ɡuan²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡuan⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si²¹⁻⁵³ ɡuan²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡si¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡuan³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡuan³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zi³ nguang⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsì nguăng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ŋuaŋ³⁵/

Noun

志願

1. aspiration; wish; ideal; preference

   第一志願大學／第一志愿大学  ―  dìyī zhìyuàn dàxué  ―  first-preference university

Synonyms

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• 希冀 (xījì) (literary)
• 希望 (xīwàng)
• 心願／心愿 (xīnyuàn)
• 志意 (zhìyì) (literary)
• 想兒／想儿 (xiǎngr) (Beijing Mandarin)
• 意願／意愿 (yìyuàn)
• 慾望／欲望 (yùwàng)
• 指望 (zhǐwàng)
• 期冀 (qījì) (literary)
• 期望 (qīwàng)
• 祈願／祈愿 (qíyuàn)
• 願／愿 (yuàn)
• 願望／愿望 (yuànwàng)

 

Derived terms

• 第一志願／第一志愿 (dì-yī zhìyuàn)

 

Verb

志願

1. to volunteer; to do voluntarily (e.g. dedicate oneself to an endeavour)

   志願服務／志愿服务  ―  zhìyuàn fúwù  ―  to volunteer one's services

Derived terms

• 志願兵／志愿兵 (zhìyuànbīng)
• 志願兵役制／志愿兵役制 (zhìyuàn bīngyìzhì)
• 志願員／志愿员 (zhìyuànyuán)
• 志願書／志愿书 (zhìyuànshū)
• 志願者／志愿者 (zhìyuànzhě)
• 志願軍／志愿军 (Zhìyuànjūn)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
志	願
し Grade: 5	がん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しがん [shíꜜgàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɡã̠ɴ]

Noun

志(し)願(がん) • (shigan) 

1. (act of) volunteering
2. wishing for

Verb

志(し)願(がん)する • (shigan suru) transitive or intransitive suru (stem 志(し)願(がん)し (shigan shi), past 志(し)願(がん)した (shigan shita))

1. apply for, volunteer for
2. wish for

Conjugation

Conjugation of "志願する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	志願し	しがんし	shigan shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	志願し	しがんし	shigan shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	志願する	しがんする	shigan suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	志願する	しがんする	shigan suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	志願すれ	しがんすれ	shigan sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	志願せよ¹ 志願しろ²	しがんせよ¹ しがんしろ²	shigan seyo¹ shigan shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	志願される	しがんされる	shigan sareru
Causative	志願させる 志願さす	しがんさせる しがんさす	shigan saseru shigan sasu
Potential	志願できる	しがんできる	shigan dekiru
Volitional	志願しよう	しがんしよう	shigan shiyō
Negative	志願しない	しがんしない	shigan shinai
Negative continuative	志願せず	しがんせず	shigan sezu
Formal	志願します	しがんします	shigan shimasu
Perfective	志願した	しがんした	shigan shita
Conjunctive	志願して	しがんして	shigan shite
Hypothetical conditional	志願すれば	しがんすれば	shigan sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
志	願

Noun

志願 • (jiwon) (hangeul 지원)

1. hanja form^? of 지원