Word Meaning 志望

しぼう shibou

志望 is read as しぼう (shibou) and means wish.

Meaning

English

  1. wish
  2. desire
  3. ambition
  4. choice

Reading

Kana

しぼう

Romaji

shibou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 11847 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

志望理由書

しぼうりゆうしょ

statement of purpose

志望動機

しぼうどうき

reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)

志望校

しぼうこう

school of one's (first, second) choice

志望者

しぼうしゃ

candidate

こころざし

gift (as a token of gratitude)

志す

こころざす

to plan

志向

しこう

intention

志願

しがん

aspiration

志士

しし

imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era

志公会

しこうかい

Shikōkai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party)

志向性

しこうせい

intentionality

志業

しぎょう

ambition (in studies or work)

Example Sentences

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She wants to be a designer.

What is the reason you want to enter this college?

Was your mock exam score this time within the pass range for your preferred school?

What should I write as the reason for applying to ES?

This statement-of-purpose essay has no consistency in how the points are laid out and gives a distracted impression.

People taking pharmacy with the intent of becoming chemists should choose the six year course.

Don't give in to despair just because you didn't get into the college that was at the top of your wish-list.