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    3. 初心忘るべからず

    初心忘るべからず

    初しょ心しん忘わする​べ​か​ら​ず​

    we were all beginners once

    NTExpressionsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab31 strokes

    初心忘る可からず

    しょしんわするべからず

    Expressions

    1.
    we were all beginners once, never lose your humility, don't let success get to your head, don't forget where you came from
    proverb

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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
    忘
    わす.れる…(1)
    forget
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
    べ
    be
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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