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Shoshin-Ryu

shou shin ryuu

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 school.

Please note, there is more than one martial arts school that romanizes as Shoshin-Ryu.

Shoshin-Ryu

shou shin ryuu

This Japanese title means "right heart style" or "true mind method."

The first character means right, correct, greater, or true.

The second character means heart, mind, soul, or essence.

The third character means style, method, or some will translate it as school.

Please note, there is more than one martial arts school that romanizes as Shoshin-Ryu.

Mind of the Beginner

Shoshin

chū xīn

sho shin

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 the remains always fully conscious, aware, and prepared to see things for the first time. The attitude of shoshin is essential to continued learning.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
劉刘 see styles	liú / liu2 liu riyou / riyo / りよう riyuu / riyu / りゆう ryuu / ryu / りゅう riu / りう rao / らお rau / らう yuu / yu / ゆう yu / ゆ mizuki / みずき tsuzuki / つずき shima / しま	surname Liu (surname) Riyou; (personal name) Riyuu; (surname, given name) Ryuu; (surname) Riu; (surname) Rao; (surname) Rau; (surname) Yuu; (surname) Yu; (surname) Mizuki; (surname) Tsuzuki; (personal name) Shima More info / calligraphy: Lau
柳 see styles	liǔ / liu3 liu ryuu / ryu / りゅう	willow; surname Liu {astron} (See 二十八宿,朱雀・すざく・2) Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (surname) Riyou; (surname) Riyu; (surname, female given name) Ryuu; (surname, given name) Yuu; (surname) Yu; (surname) Yanagitaka; (p,s,f) Yanagi; (surname) Yanakaki; (surname) Yanai; (female given name) Nuriko; (surname) Teruo; (surname) Tama; (surname) Takayana A willow. More info / calligraphy: Willow
竜 see styles	lóng / long2 lung ryou / ryo / りょう riyuu / riyu / りゆう ryuuji / ryuji / りゅうじ ryuuzaki / ryuzaki / りゅうざき ryuu / ryu / りゅう noboru / のぼる tooru / とおる tatsuzaki / たつざき tatsu / たつ shigemi / しげみ	Japanese variant of 龍\|龙 (1) dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); (2) naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; (surname, female given name) Ryou; (personal name) Riyuu; (personal name) Ryuuji; (surname) Ryuuzaki; (surname, female given name) Ryuu; (given name) Noboru; (given name) Tooru; (surname) Tatsuzaki; (surname) Tatsu; (given name) Shigemi More info / calligraphy: Dragon / Emperor Symbol
龍龙 see styles	lóng / long2 lung riyou / riyo / りよう ryoumin / ryomin / りょうみん ryou / ryo / りょう riyuu / riyu / りゆう ryuuji / ryuji / りゅうじ ryuu / ryu / りゅう yon / よん tooru / とおる tatsuji / たつじ tatsu / たつ taki / たき shigemi / しげみ	dragon; CL:條\|条[tiao2]; imperial; surname Long (out-dated kanji) (1) dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); (2) naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; (personal name) Riyou; (given name) Ryoumin; (surname, female given name) Ryou; (personal name) Riyuu; (personal name) Ryuuji; (surname, female given name) Ryuu; (surname) Yon; (given name) Tooru; (personal name) Tatsuji; (surname, given name) Tatsu; (surname) Taki; (female given name) Shigemi A dragon, dragon-like, imperial; tr. for nāga, which means snake, serpent; also elephant, elephantine, serpent-like, etc., cf. 那. More info / calligraphy: Dragon
初心 see styles	chū xīn / chu1 xin1 ch`u hsin / chu hsin shoshin / しょしん	(one's) original intention, aspiration etc; (Buddhism) "beginner's mind" (i.e. having an attitude of openness when studying a subject just as a beginner in that subject would) (noun or adjectival noun) original intention; initial resolution; (female given name) Ubu The initial resolve or mind of the novice; beginner's mind More info / calligraphy: Mind of the Beginner
少林流 see styles	shourinryuu / shorinryu / しょうりんりゅう	{MA} (Shorin-ryu) Okinawa school of karate More info / calligraphy: Shorin-Ryu
新陰流 see styles	shinkageryuu / shinkageryu / しんかげりゅう	{MA} Shinkage-Ryu (style of Japanese fencing) More info / calligraphy: Shinkage-Ryu
少林寺流 see styles	shourinjiryuu / shorinjiryu / しょうりんじりゅう	{MA} (See 少林流) Shorin-ryu; Okinawa school of karate More info / calligraphy: Shorin Ji Ryu
無双直伝英信流 see styles	musoujikideneishinryuu / musojikideneshinryu / むそうじきでんえいしんりゅう	{MA} (See 居合道) Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu (iaido style) More info / calligraphy: Muso Jikiden Eishin-Ryu
六 see styles	liù / liu4 liu ryuu / ryu / リュー	six; 6 (numeric) six (chi: liù); (surname, given name) Roku; (personal name) Renko; (personal name) Mutsusho; (surname) Mutsuzaki; (given name) Mutsu; (personal name) Mui; (personal name) Hasuko ṣaṭ, ṣaḍ. Six. More info / calligraphy: Six
凛 see styles	rinna / りんな rinka / りんか rin / りん ririi / riri / りりい riri / りり ryuu / ryu / りゅう	(adj-t,adv-to) (1) cold; frigid; bracing; (2) dignified; (female given name) Rinna; (female given name) Rinka; (female given name) Rin; (female given name) Ririi; (female given name) Riri; (female given name) Ryuu Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
廖 see styles	liào / liao4 liao reo / れお riyou / riyo / りよう ryou / ryo / りょう ryuu / ryu / りゅう ri / り	surname Liao (surname) Reo; (personal name) Riyou; (surname, given name) Ryou; (surname) Ryuu; (surname) Ri Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
楊杨 see styles	yáng / yang2 yang riyou / riyo / りよう riyu / りゆ ryuu / ryu / りゅう yon / よん you / yo / よう yo / よ yanagi / やん yanai / やなぎ paku / やない chi / ぱく	poplar; surname Yang (1) willow (any tree of genus Salix); (2) weeping willow (Salix babylonica); (surname) Riyou; (surname) Riyu; (surname) Ryuu; (surname) Yon; (surname, given name) You; (surname) Yo; (surname, female given name) Yanagi; (surname) Yanai; (surname) Paku; (surname) Chi Willow; aspen, poplar, arbutus; syphilis. Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
流 see styles	liú / liu2 liu ru / る ryuu / ryu / りゅう	to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or something resembling one; class, rate or grade (archaism) (See 五刑) exile; (n-suf,n) (1) fashion; way; style; manner; (2) school (of thought); (suffix noun) (3) (usu. after a number) (See 一流・1) class; rank; rate; (4) (See 海流・かいりゅう) current (electrical, water, etc.); flow; stream; (surname, given name) Ryuu; (personal name) Meguru; (surname) Mizuyuki; (female given name) Haru; (surname, female given name) Nagare Flow; float; spread; wander; to flow; a current Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
游 see styles	yóu / you2 yu ryuu / ryu / りゅう yuu / yu / ゆう asobu / あそぶ	to swim; variant of 遊\|游[you2]; surname You (surname) Ryuu; (surname, female given name) Yuu; (given name) Asobu bhrāmyati; to ramble, travel; swim. Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
溜 see styles	liū / liu1 liu ryuu / ryu / りゅう tomaru / とまる tame / ため tamaru / たまる tamari / たまり	to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate (surname) Ryuu; (surname) Tomaru; (surname) Tame; (given name) Tamaru; (surname) Tamari Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
瀏 see styles	liú / liu2 liu ryuu / ryu / りゅう shimitsu / しみつ kiyoshi / きよし	clear; deep (of water); swift (female given name) Ryuu; (surname) Shimitsu; (male given name) Kiyoshi Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
琉 see styles	liú / liu2 liu run / るん rui / るい ryuu / ryu / りゅう kohaku / こはく	precious stone (female given name) Run; (m,f) Rui; (surname, female given name) Ryuu; (female given name) Kohaku Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
瑠 see styles	liú / liu2 liu ruri / るり rui / るい ru / る ryuu / ryu / りゅう	old variant of 琉[liu2] (female given name) Ruri; (female given name) Rui; (personal name) Ru; (personal name) Ryuu Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
留 see styles	liú / liu2 liu ryuu / ryu / りゅう tomeru / とめる tome / とめ tokuru / とくる	to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve (given name) Ryuu; (personal name) Tomeru; (surname, female given name) Tome; (surname) Tokuru Keep, detain; hand down; to stop Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
癃 see styles	lóng / long2 lung ryū	infirmity; retention of urine This term is used in Buddhism, but due to a licensing issue, we cannot show the definition Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
立 see styles	lì / li4 li riyuu / riyu / りゆう ryuu / ryu / りゅう ritsu / りつ risen / りせん noboru / のぼる tateshi / たてし tatezaki / たてざき tatesaki / たてさき tate / たて tatsuru / たつる tatsuzaki / たつざき tatsu / たつ tachizaki / たちざき tachisaki / たちさき tachi / たち takashi / たかし	to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately; surname Li (personal name) Riyuu; (given name) Ryuu; (given name) Ritsu; (female given name) Risen; (given name) Noboru; (given name) Tateshi; (surname) Tatezaki; (surname) Tatesaki; (place-name) Tate; (given name) Tatsuru; (surname) Tatsuzaki; (surname, given name) Tatsu; (surname) Tachizaki; (surname) Tachisaki; (place-name) Tachi; (given name) Takashi Set up, establish, stand, stand up; to establish Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
隆 see styles	lóng / long2 lung riyuu / riyu / りゆう ryuuji / ryuji / りゅうじ ryuu / ryu / りゅう yutaka / ゆたか matakashi / またかし noboru / のぼる takeshi / たけし takatsugu / たかつぐ takaji / たかじ takashi / たかし takai / たかい taka / たか kou / ko / こう omoki / おもき	grand; intense; prosperous; to swell; to bulge; sound of drums; surname Long; short for 吉隆坡[Ji2 long2 po1], Kuala Lumpur (personal name) Riyuu; (personal name) Ryuuji; (given name) Ryuu; (given name) Yutaka; (personal name) Matakashi; (personal name) Noboru; (personal name) Takeshi; (personal name) Takatsugu; (personal name) Takaji; (s,m) Takashi; (surname) Takai; (surname, female given name) Taka; (surname) Kou; (surname) Omoki This term is used in Buddhism, but due to a licensing issue, we cannot show the definition Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
颯飒 see styles	sà / sa4 sa ruka / るか ryuu / ryu / りゅう fuu / fu / ふう hayate / はやて soyoka / そよか sou / so / そう satsuki / さつき ibuki / いぶき	sound of wind; valiant; melancholy (female given name) Ruka; (personal name) Ryuu; (female given name) Fuu; (female given name) Hayate; (female given name) Soyoka; (m,f) Sou; (female given name) Satsuki; (female given name) Ibuki In gusts, suddenly. Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
傷心伤心 see styles	shāng xīn / shang1 xin1 shang hsin shoushin / shoshin / しょうしん	to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt (noun - becomes adjective with の) heartbreak; grief Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
初審初审 see styles	chū shěn / chu1 shen3 ch`u shen / chu shen shoshin / しょしん	preliminary trial first trial Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
初診 see styles	shoshin / しょしん	initial medical examination Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
劉勰刘勰 see styles	liú xié / liu2 xie2 liu hsieh Ryū Kyō	This term is used in Buddhism, but due to a licensing issue, we cannot show the definition Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
劉瓛刘瓛 see styles	liú huán / liu2 huan2 liu huan Ryū Kan	This term is used in Buddhism, but due to a licensing issue, we cannot show the definition Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
劉繪刘绘 see styles	liú huì / liu2 hui4 liu hui Ryū E	This term is used in Buddhism, but due to a licensing issue, we cannot show the definition Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll

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Title	Characters	Romaji(Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Shoshin-Ryu	初心流	shou shin ryuu shoushinryuu sho shin ryu shoshinryu
Shoshin-Ryu	正心流	shou shin ryuu shoushinryuu sho shin ryu shoshinryu
Mind of the Beginner	初心	sho shin / shoshin	chū xīn / chu1 xin1 / chu xin / chuxin	ch`u hsin / chuhsin / chu hsin

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