志 Intention

Radical Combination

• 士

  Samurai
• 心

  Heart

Meaning

Primary

Intention

Alternative

Ambition

Mnemonic

If you look inside a samurai's heart, you'll discover their true intentions and ambitions.

Hints

If you're facing down a samurai, it's pretty important for you to be able to understand their intentions. Not all samurai are good, you know.

Readings

On’yomi

し

Kun’yomi

こころざし

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You try to read the intentions of the samurai in front of you and they're dark, evil, scary. Oh no! These are the intentions of the sheep (し) samurai!

Hints

The sheep samurai only has violent intentions for other samurai and sheep. Its heart is dark and surprisingly easy to read.