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向上心 (koujoushin) Japanese meaning: ambition | Kotomora
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で
、
いつも
新あたら
しい
こと
に
挑ちょう
戦せん
し
て
いる
。
He has a strong desire to improve himself, so he's always trying new things.
It's important to approach your work with ambition.
Related words 野や 心しん 野心 often implies a more aggressive, sometimes selfish ambition for power or status, while 向上心 is a positive, self-improvement-oriented ambition.
意い 欲よく 意欲 is a broader term for motivation or willingness to do something, not necessarily focused on self-improvement.
Etymology Compound of 向上 (improvement, progress) and 心 (mind, spirit). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word transparently means 'improvement-mindedness'.
