少年よ、大志を抱け しょうねんよ、たいしをいだけ Meanings Expression boys, be ambitious (from a speech by William Smith Clark) Kanji 少 few. Read as ショウ. 年 year. Read as ネン. 大 big. Read as タイ. 志 aspire 抱 hug. Read as いだく. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists