志望動機 しぼうどうき Meanings Noun reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company) Kanji 志 aspire. Read as シ. 望 hope. Read as ボウ. 動 move. Read as ドウ. 機 machine. Read as キ. Example sentences ESの志望動機ってどういうこと書けばいいんですか?What should I write as the reason for applying to ES? Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists