Word details

野心

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 野心.

Dictionary

Entry

野心しんNounFreq #10971
1

ambition; aspiration

Examples
彼は野心があるために熱心に働いた。
His ambition made him work hard.
2

sinister designs; treachery

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

plains, field, rustic, civilian life

11 strokesFrequency 120JLPT N3Grade 2

On

ショ

Kun

の-

Nanori

ずけつけ

heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

4 strokesFrequency 157JLPT N3Grade 2

On

シン

Kun

こころ-ごころ

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