志す

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 志す is read as こころざす and is a godan transitive verb for setting one’s sights on a future profession or serious goal.
• Basic usage: Mark the aspiration with を in 医師を志す and 職人を志す若者.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Sustained aspiration
  • A goal held since childhood conveys a lasting commitment beyond a momentary wish to try something.
• Present role and future goal
  • 職人を志す若者 is a young person aiming to become an artisan, not someone already established as one.