(ぼうけんしん)

ぼうけんしん
noun
spirit of adventure; adventurousness
1. spirit of adventure; adventurousness; sense of adventure
The desire or willingness to take on challenges, try new things, or explore the unknown. Often used positively to describe curiosity and boldness.
冒険心(ぼうけんしん)をくすぐられる。
It tickles my sense of adventure.
()どもの(ころ)冒険心(ぼうけんしん)にあふれていた。
When I was a child, I was full of adventurous spirit.
冒険心(ぼうけんしん)旺盛(おうせい)(かれ)は、一人(ひとり)でアマゾンの奥地(おくち)まで(たび)をした。
Having a strong sense of adventure, he traveled alone deep into the Amazon.

USAGE:
冒険心(ぼうけんしん) follows the common Japanese pattern of combining a noun with (しん) (heart/spirit) to express a feeling or disposition.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 冒険心(ぼうけんしん)をくすぐる (to stimulate one's sense of adventure)
  • 冒険心(ぼうけんしん)にあふれる (to be full of adventurous spirit)
  • 冒険心(ぼうけんしん)旺盛(おうせい) (having a strong sense of adventure)

RELATED PATTERN:
Other 〜(しん) compounds: 好奇心(こうきしん) (curiosity), 探究心(たんきゅうしん) (spirit of inquiry), 向上心(こうじょうしん) (desire for self-improvement).