こう
向
じょう
上
しん
心

noun

  1. ambition, aspiration, desire to improve oneself.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こう
向
じょう
上
しん
心
 向上心 こうじょうしん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

yonder, facing, beyond
む.く　コウ　むかい (3rd, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ　ケイ　まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
above, up
ジョウ　うえ　あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)