挑戦

ちょうせん

challenge, defiance

What does 挑戦 mean?

挑戦 is a Japanese noun meaning challenge, defiance in English. It is written as 挑戦 in kanji, ちょうせん in hiragana, and chousen in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

スカイダイビングに挑戦したいんです。

I'd like to try out skydiving.