初心
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Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
| 初 | 心 |
Etymology [edit]
From 初 (sho, “beginning stages”) + 心 (shin, “heart”)
Adjectival noun [edit]
初心 (な-na inflection, hiragana しょしん, romaji shoshin)
Noun [edit]
初心 (hiragana しょしん, romaji shoshin)
- immaturity, naiveté
- original intention, original object
- (Buddhism) open, eager attitude to learning, as if one is a beginner
Derived terms [edit]
- 初心者 (shoshinsha): beginner
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Mandarin [edit]
Noun [edit]
初心 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin chūxīn)
- one’s initial intention
