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志

“to go; to proceed”·“what is being proceeded to”

志 is a surname. It is used in Chinese and Japanese.

Chinese and JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Yuki.

Meaning & origin

What it means

志 is built from elements meaning “to go; to proceed” and “what is being proceeded to”.

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志’s family of names

In Japanese usage, 志 can be written in the Roman alphabet as SHI. In Japanese usage, 志 can be written in the Roman alphabet as Yuki. In Japanese usage, 志 can be written in the Roman alphabet as Koko.

Walk 志’s family in the name graph

志YukiShiKokoNozomiKokoroNozomu痣ShīChiZhiJi之智至지遲支誌紙枝只

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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People named 志

Characters named 志: Yang Zhi (Water Margin character), Gong Zhi (Romance of the Three Kingdoms).

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