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    3. 初心に返る

    初心に返る

    初しょ心しんに​返かえる​

    to recall one's original purpose

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    しょしんにかえる

    Verb

    1.
    to recall one's original purpose, to go back to one's original intention, to remember what state of mind one was in at first

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    Characters that make up this word

    初
    はじ.め・はじ.めて・はつ・はつ-・うい-・-そ.める…(4)
    first time・beginning
    Kanji
    心
    こころ・-ごころ…(1)
    heart・mind・spirit・heart radical (no. 61)
    Kanji
    返
    かえ.す・-かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.る…(1)
    return・answer・fade・repay
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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