志操 is read as しそう (shisou) and means principle.
しそう
shisou
しそうけんご
being faithful to one's principles
こころざし
gift (as a token of gratitude)
こころざす
to plan
しこう
intention
しぼう
wish
しがん
aspiration
しし
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era
しこうかい
Shikōkai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party)
しこうせい
intentionality
しぼうりゆうしょ
statement of purpose
しぼうどうき
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
しぎょう
ambition (in studies or work)