志願|しがんshigan[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb, no-adjectiveaspiration; volunteering; desire; application
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 志願する（しがんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 志願します（しがんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 志願しない（しがんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 志願しません（しがんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 志願せず・志願せぬ（しがんせず・しがんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 志願した（しがんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 志願しました（しがんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 志願しなかった（しがんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 志願しませんでした（しがんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 志願して（しがんして） |
| Potential | 志願できる（しがんできる） |
| Passive | 志願される（しがんされる） |
| Causative | 志願させる（しがんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 志願させられる（しがんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 志願すれば（しがんすれば） |
| tara | 志願したら（しがんしたら） |
| Volitional | 志願しよう（しがんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 志願しましょう（しがんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 志願しろ（しがんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym志望しぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Wishing to enter a particular school or profession, as in 「志望校」; 志願 stresses actively offering oneself or applying.
- Synonym希望きぼうNeutralNeutral. Hope or wish, the most broadly used of these; 志願 is voluntarily offering to serve or applying, as in 「志願兵」.
- Related願望がんぼうNeutralNeutral. A wish or longing held in one's heart; 志願 is about actively asking to become something or to apply.
- Related希求ききゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose. A strong longing, as in 「平和を希求する」; 志願 centers on offering oneself or applying.
- Related願いねがいNeutralNeutral. A wish or heartfelt desire; 志願 stresses requesting or applying on one's own initiative.
- Related念願ねんがんWrittenWritten/formal prose. A long-cherished wish, as in 「念願の夢」; 志願 stresses actively coming forward.
- Related要望ようぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Requesting that someone else do something; 志願 is applying on one's own.
- Related望みのぞみNeutralNeutral. A hope or wish, and also one's prospects; 志願 stresses actively requesting or applying.
- Antonym強制きょうせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Forcing others to comply — the opposite of the voluntariness of 志願.
- Antonym命令めいれいNeutralNeutral. An order from a superior; the opposite of 志願's voluntary application.
Use 「志願」 for wanting to become something or applying of one's own will, as in 「志願者」 and 「志願兵」. For the school or job one hopes to enter, use 「志望」; for wishes in general, 「希望」 and 「願望」. The opposites are 「強制」 and 「命令」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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