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志向

Reading

Kana: しこう
Romaji: shikou
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
vs
1

intention; aim; preference (for)

See also: 指向

Kanji

志
Readings: シ、 シリング、 こころざ.す、 こころざし
Meanings: intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling
向
Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い
Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

Example Sentences

その会社(かいしゃ)の強(つよ)さは未来(みらい)志向(しこう)の戦略(せんりゃく)によって生(う)みだされている。
➥The strength of the firm is attributed to its future-oriented strategy.
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過去(かこ)を志向(しこう)する社会(しゃかい)では、人々(ひとびと)は過去(かこ)と伝統(でんとう)にいつまでもこだわり続(つづ)ける。
➥In a past-oriented society, people dwell on the past and on tradition.
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