Vocabulary

What does 志望 (しぼう, shibou) mean?

志望 (しぼう, shibou) means aspiration, wish (career/school).

Quick facts
Readingしぼう
Romajishibou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
しぼう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshibou

aspiration, wish (career/school)

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive wish; desire; ambition

Example sentences

  • She aspires to become a doctor.

  • I got into my first-choice university.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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