How do you read 雄志?

雄志 is read ゆうし (yuushi), with atamadaka pitch accent (high first, then falls).

What JLPT level is 雄志?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 雄志 in romaji?

雄志 is written yuushi in romaji, also spelled yushi.

What kanji are in 雄志?

雄 (Masculine, Male); 志 (Intention, Plan).

雄志ゆうし

ゆうし · yuushi (also spelled yushi)

noun

Great ambition, lofty aspiration

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Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

雄Masculine, Male, Hero 音ゆう訓お-・おす JLPT N1 · 12 strokes 志Intention, Plan, Resolve 音し訓シリング・こころざ.す JLPT N1 · 7 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

雄おすmale (animal)英雄えいゆうhero, great man 志こころざしwill, intention, motive 意志いしwill, volition 同志どうしsame mind, comrade, kindred soul 志向しこうintention, aim 志望しぼうwish, desire, ambition 志すこころざすto plan, to intend, to aspire to

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What does 雄志 mean?

Great ambition, lofty aspiration.

How do you pronounce 雄志?

ゆうし (yuushi). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

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