しょ
初
しん
心

noun

  1. one's original intention, one's initial enthusiasm.

noun, takes genitive case の, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. inexperience, naivety, greenness.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょ
初
しん
心
 初心 しょしん ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

first time, beginning
ショ　はじ.め　はつ (4th, N3)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)