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Japanese word 意欲: will / desire / ambition. Meanings and example sentences.

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意欲 (いよく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

意欲 (いよく) means will / desire / ambition.

See example sentences below.

意欲 at a glance

意欲
いよくiyoku
N1noun
will / desire / ambition
意欲いよくiyokuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 意欲

Core meaning

will / desire / ambition

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼は仕事に意欲を持っている。

Translation

He has a strong desire to work.

Example 2

新しいことに挑戦する意欲がある。

Translation

I have the ambition to try new things.

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