有志(ゆうし)

ゆうし
noun
volunteers, interested parties, like-minded people
1. volunteers, interested parties, like-minded people
People who share a common purpose or interest and voluntarily come together for a cause or activity. Implies willing participation rather than obligation.
有志(ゆうし)を募(つの)ってイベントを企画(きかく)した。
We recruited volunteers and planned an event.
社員(しゃいん)の有志(ゆうし)が清掃(せいそう)活動(かつどう)を行(おこな)った。
Volunteer employees carried out a cleanup activity.
地域(ちいき)の有志(ゆうし)が集(あつ)まって、子(こ)どもたちのための学習(がくしゅう)支援(しえん)プログラムを立(た)ち上(あ)げた。
Local volunteers came together and launched a learning support program for children.

USAGE:
Used to describe people who voluntarily participate in something. Often appears in the pattern 有志(ゆうし)を募(つの)る (to recruit volunteers) or 有志(ゆうし)による (by volunteers). More formal than ボランティア and emphasizes shared purpose rather than unpaid labor.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 有志(ゆうし)を募(つの)る: to recruit volunteers
  • 有志(ゆうし)による: by volunteers, volunteer-run
  • 有志(ゆうし)が集(あつ)まる: volunteers gather
  • 有志(ゆうし)の会(かい): a group of interested parties

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ボランティア: volunteer (loanword, broader)
  • 志願者(しがんしゃ): volunteer, applicant (formal)

Related Words

Homophone: 融資(ゆうし) (financing)
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