初心

Chinese

 
initial; first; beginning; junior; basic
heart; mind
simp. and trad.
(初心)

Pronunciation


Noun

初心

  1. one’s initial intention; original idea; true feelings; aspiration; purpose; goal
  2. (Buddhism) mind of a novice

Synonyms

  • (initial intention):

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (初心):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょ
Grade: 4
しん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From (sho, beginning stages) + (shin, heart)

Pronunciation

Adjectival noun

初心 (-na inflection, hiragana しょしん, rōmaji shoshin)

  1. immature, naive

Inflection

Noun

初心 (hiragana しょしん, rōmaji shoshin)

  1. immaturity, naiveté
  2. original intention, original object
  3. (Buddhism) open, eager attitude to learning, as if one is a beginner

Derived terms

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