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初心流 is often translated in Japanese as “beginner's mind style” or “beginner's spirit method.”
The first character means first, initial, primary, junior, beginning, or basic.
The second character means heart, mind, soul, or essence.
The third character means style, method, or some will translate it as a school.
Please note, there is more than one martial arts school that romanizes as Shoshin-Ryu.
Shoshin
初心 is often translated in Japanese as “beginner's mind” or “beginner's spirit.”
In Chinese, the dictionary definition is “one's original intention.”
The first character means first, initial, primary, junior, beginning, or basic.
The second character means heart, mind, soul, or essence.
初心 is one of the five spirits of the warrior (budo) and is often used as a Japanese martial arts tenet. Under that context, places such as the Budo Dojo define it this way: The state of shoshin is that of a beginners mind. It is a state of awareness that always remains fully conscious, aware, and prepared to see things for the first time. The attitude of shoshin is essential to continued learning.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your junior search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
玉 see styles |
yù yu4 yü gyoku ぎょく |
More info & calligraphy: Jade(1) (also formerly read as ごく) precious stone (esp. jade); (2) {food} (occ. ギョク) egg (esp. as a sushi topping); (3) stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; (4) (See 建玉) position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); (5) geisha; (6) (abbreviation) (See 玉代) time charge for a geisha; (7) (abbreviation) {shogi} (See 玉将) king (of the junior player); (female given name) Hikaru Jade, a gem; jade-like, precious; you, your. |
賢弟 贤弟 see styles |
xián dì xian2 di4 hsien ti kentei / kente けんてい |
More info & calligraphy: Wise Younger Brother(pronoun) wise younger brother; polite reference to another's younger brother, or to one's junior; (personal name) Kentei |
么 幺 see styles |
yāo yao1 yao |
youngest; most junior; tiny; one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military); one or ace on dice or dominoes; variant of 吆[yao1], to shout |
初 see styles |
chū chu1 ch`u chu hatsu(p); ui はつ(P); うい |
at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic (adj-no,n,n-pref,n-suf) first; new; (female given name) Hatsumi To cut cloth for clothes; beginning, first. |
小 see styles |
xiǎo xiao3 hsiao shou / sho しょう |
small; tiny; few; young (n,n-pref) (1) smallness; small item; (2) (abbreviation) (See 小の月) short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); (n,n-pref) (3) (abbreviation) (See 小学校) elementary school; (prefix noun) (4) smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; (prefix noun) (5) younger (of two people with the same name); junior; (6) (archaism) unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m); (surname) Hamako Small, little; mean, petty; inferior. |
従 see styles |
cóng cong2 ts`ung tsung hiroi; hiroki ひろい; ひろき |
old variant of 從|从[cong2] (prefix) (archaism) (See 大い・2) lesser (of equal court ranks); lower; junior; (female given name) Yori |
祝 see styles |
zhù zhu4 chu hafuri; houri / hafuri; hori はふり; ほうり |
to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies (1) {Shinto} (See 宮司,禰宜・1,神主・2) junior Shinto priest; (2) (polite language) (rare) {Shinto} Shinto priest; generic title for a member of the Shinto priesthood; (surname) Yoshi To invoke, either to bless or curse. |
級 级 see styles |
jí ji2 chi kyuu / kyu きゅう |
level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier: step, level (n,ctr) (1) (school) grade; year; class; (n,suf) (2) class; grade; rank; level; (n,ctr) (3) (See 段・4) kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.) |
JC see styles |
jee shii; jeeshii(sk); jeishii(sk) / jee shi; jeeshi(sk); jeshi(sk) ジェー・シー; ジェーシー(sk); ジェイシー(sk) |
(slang) (abbreviation) (from "joshi chūgakusei"(女子中学生)) female junior high school student |
お局 see styles |
otsubone おつぼね |
(colloquialism) (abbreviation) (See 御局・1,お局様) senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion |
上臈 see styles |
shàng là shang4 la4 shang la jourou / joro じょうろう |
court lady; noblewoman The "la" is the end of a summer's retreat, which ends the monastic year, hence 上臈 are senior, 下臈 junior monks. |
下級 下级 see styles |
xià jí xia4 ji2 hsia chi kakyuu / kakyu かきゅう |
low ranking; low level; underclass; subordinate (noun - becomes adjective with の) lower grade; low class; junior (officer) |
下臈 see styles |
xià là xia4 la4 hsia la gerō |
junior monk |
下蠟 下蜡 see styles |
xià là xia4 la4 hsia la gerō |
Inferior candles. The 上蠟 and 下蠟 superior and inferior candles are senior and junior monks; those of longer and shorter service; but see 上臈. |
下輩 下辈 see styles |
xià bèi xia4 bei4 hsia pei kahai; gehai かはい; げはい |
offspring; future generations; younger generation of a family; junior members of a group inferior; low-class person inferior group |
丙丁 see styles |
bǐng dīng bing3 ding1 ping ting hyōchō |
A junior, or so-and-so. |
中1 see styles |
chuuichi / chuichi ちゅういち |
first year (pupil) in junior middle school; second year (pupil) in lower secondary school |
中2 see styles |
chuuni / chuni ちゅうに |
second-year of junior high |
中一 see styles |
nakaichi なかいち |
first year (pupil) in junior middle school; second year (pupil) in lower secondary school; (surname) Nakaichi |
中二 see styles |
nakani なかに |
second-year of junior high; (surname) Nakani |
中卒 see styles |
chuusotsu / chusotsu ちゅうそつ |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (colloquialism) (abbreviation) (abbr. of 中学校卒業(者)) having graduated from junior high school (as one's highest completed level of education); having completed no schooling beyond junior high school; middle school graduate |
中受 see styles |
chuuju / chuju ちゅうじゅ |
(abbreviation) (colloquialism) (See 中学受験) taking a junior high school entrance exam |
中学 see styles |
chuugaku / chugaku ちゅうがく |
(abbreviation) (See 中学校) junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school |
中尉 see styles |
zhōng wèi zhong1 wei4 chung wei chuui / chui ちゅうい |
lieutenant (navy); first lieutenant (army); subaltern {mil} first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade |
九衆 九众 see styles |
jiǔ z hòng jiu3 z hong4 chiu z hung ku shu |
The 七衆 q.v. plus junior monks and nuns, i.e. novices who have received the eight commandments. |
佐貳 佐贰 see styles |
zuǒ èr zuo3 er4 tso erh |
deputy; junior |
偏疼 see styles |
piān téng pian1 teng2 p`ien t`eng pien teng |
to favor a junior; to show favoritism to some juniors |
初一 see styles |
chū yī chu1 yi1 ch`u i chu i hatsukazu はつかず |
first day of lunar month; New Year's Day; first year in junior middle school (given name) Hatsukazu |
初三 see styles |
chū sān chu1 san1 ch`u san chu san hatsuzou / hatsuzo はつぞう |
third year in junior middle school (surname) Hatsuzou |
初中 see styles |
chū zhōng chu1 zhong1 ch`u chung chu chung |
junior high school (abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1ji2 zhong1xue2]) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Junior | ジューニア | juunia / junia | ||
Junior | 朱尼奧爾 朱尼奥尔 | zhū ní ào ěr zhu1 ni1 ao4 er3 zhu ni ao er zhuniaoer | chu ni ao erh chuniaoerh |
|
Neymar | 內馬爾 内马尔 | nèi mǎ ěr nei4 ma3 er3 nei ma er neimaer | nei ma erh neimaerh |
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Wise Younger Brother | 賢弟 贤弟 | ken tei / kentei | xián dì / xian2 di4 / xian di / xiandi | hsien ti / hsienti |
Shoshin-Ryu | 初心流 | shou shin ryuu shoushinryuu sho shin ryu | ||
Mind of the Beginner | 初心 | sho shin / shoshin | chū xīn / chu1 xin1 / chu xin / chuxin | ch`u hsin / chuhsin / chu hsin |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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