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    3. 向上心

    向上心

    向こう上じょう心しん

    ambition

    NTNounEducationEmotions & PsychologyWork & CareerKanji Vocab13 strokes

    こうじょうしん

    Noun

    1.
    ambition, aspiration, desire to improve oneself

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    向
    む.く・む.い・-む.き・む.ける・-む.け・む.かう…(12)
    yonder・facing・beyond・confront・defy…(2)
    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    心
    こころ・-ごころ…(1)
    heart・mind・spirit・heart radical (no. 61)
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