Word Meaning 志願

しがん shigan

志願 is read as しがん (shigan) and means aspiration.

Meaning

English

  1. aspiration
  2. volunteering
  3. desire
  4. application

Reading

Kana

しがん

Romaji

shigan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

志願書

しがんしょ

application (form)

志願兵

しがんへい

volunteer soldier

志願者

しがんしゃ

applicant

入学志願者

にゅうがくしがんしゃ

applicants for admission

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

志望

しぼう

wish

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

志望理由書

しぼうりゆうしょ

statement of purpose

Example Sentences

2

At the age of 18, Tom volunteered to join the army.

There were twice as many university applicants in 1992 as in 1982.