JLPT N1Four-character idioms
初志貫徹
- Meaning
- 最初に立てた志を最後までやり通すこと
- Explanation
- 「初志貫徹」means carrying through to the end the aspiration or goal one first set in one's heart, without changing it midway. It is a phrase praising the attitude of not bending one's original resolve even when facing difficulties. c4 is the opposite, meaning to abandon the initial aspiration. The core is seeing 「初志」(initial intent) through to the end—that is, consistency and continuation.
Original Japanese explanation
「初志貫徹」は、最初に心に決めた志や目標を、途中で変えずに最後までやり通すことをいう。困難があっても当初の決意を曲げない姿勢を称える語。c4 は逆に最初の志を捨てる意で正反対。「初志」を貫き通すこと、つまり一貫性と継続が核心である。
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