desire to improve

Kanji in this word

• 向 facing toward
• 上 above, up
• 心 heart, mind

Example sentences

• トムには向上心こうじょうしんがない。

  Tomu ni wa koujoushin ga nai.

  Tom has no ambition.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Related words · share a kanji

• 方向 direction
• 傾向 tendency, trend
• 傾向性 tendency
• 向上 improvement, advancement
• 上 above; on top
• 上着 jacket; outerwear