初心

しょしん

one's original intention

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Meanings

  1. noun one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm
  2. noun, takes の, na-adjective inexperience; naivety; greenness

うぶ

  1. na-adjective, takes の, noun, usually in kana inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; wet behind the ears
  2. usually in kana inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive; simple

Its kanji

In sentences

初心しょしん、忘わするべからず。 Always keep your mind as open as when you began. #2253215

初心しょしんにかえりましょう。 Let's go back to the beginning. #11605895

初心しょしんを貫徹かんてつしたらどうですか。 Why don't you carry out what you've set out to do? #147511