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野心的

Reading

Kana: やしんてき
Romaji: yashinteki
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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ambitious; treacherous

Kanji

Readings: ヤ、 ショ、 の、 の-
Meanings: plains, field, rustic, civilian life
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

Example Sentences

宗教(しゅうきょう)がらみの裁判(さいばん)で、野心的(やしんてき)弁護士(べんごし)教団(きょうだん)指導者(しどうしゃ)代理(だいり)をする。
➥In the religious-cult trial, the ambitious lawyer will represent the cult leader.
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人間(にんげん)はあまりにも野心的(やしんてき)になりすぎると、自分(じぶん)(ほろ)ぼしてしまうことになる。
➥Man may well, in his attempt to be too ambitious, destroy himself.
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