初志

• 読み: しょし
• ローマ字: shoshi
• 漢字の分解: 初 (sho/hatsu) — first, initial; 志 (shi/kokorozashi) — will, aspiration, resolve
• 発音: /ɕo̞ɕi/

意味

Original intention; initial resolve; the purpose one set out with at the beginning.

Most commonly appears in the set phrase 初志貫徹 (shoshi kantetsu), meaning 'to carry through one's original intention to the end.' Emphasises perseverance and not deviating from one's initial goal despite obstacles.

例文

1. 初志を貫いて、どんな困難にも屈しなかった。
2. 十年経った今でも、彼女は初志を忘れていない。
3. 初志貫徹という言葉が彼の座右の銘だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: motivational, personal development, formal writing

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 初 (first, initial) and 志 (will, aspiration, resolve). Expresses the idea of one's original ambition or purpose.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal