初心

しょしん

one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety

Common word

Meanings

  1. Noun

    one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm
  2. Noun, No-adjective, Na-adjective

    inexperience; naivety; greenness

Example 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.

  • 初心しょしんにかえりましょう。

    Let's go back to the beginning.

  • 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?