Word details

初心

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 初心.

Dictionary

Entry

初心ょしんNounFreq #24209
1

one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm

Examples
初心を貫徹したらどうですか。
Why don't you carry out what you've set out to do?
2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

inexperience; naivety; greenness

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

first time, beginning

7 strokesFrequency 152JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ショ

Kun

はじ.めはじ.めてはつはつ-うい--そ.める-ぞ.め

Nanori

はっ

heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

4 strokesFrequency 157JLPT N3Grade 2

On

シン

Kun

こころ-ごころ

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