こうじょうしん

向上心
ambition
aspiration

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I

こうじょうしん【向上心】

a desire to improve oneself; (an) aspiration; (an) ambition.

●向上心のある aspiring; ambitious.

●向上心を持つ want to improve oneself; have aspirations 《to do》; aspire to greatness

・向上心を欠く lack [have no] ambition; do not have any desire to improve oneself; be (completely) unambitious; be satisfied with one's lot

・向上心を培(_つちか)う cultivate in oneself a desire for self-improvement.

II

こうじょうしん【恒常心】

＝へいじょうしん.