初心に返る
shoshinnikaeru
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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  1. shoshinnikaeru 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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Kanji Breakdown
First Time, Beginning
On: しょ Kun: はじ.め,はじ.めて,はつ,はつ-,うい-,-そ.める,-ぞ.め
7 strokes N3
Heart, Mind, Spirit, Heart Radical (no. 61)
On: しん Kun: こころ,-ごころ
4 strokes N4
Return, Answer, Fade, Repay
On: へん Kun: かえ.す,-かえ.す,かえ.る,-かえ.る
7 strokes N3
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Ru-verb (一段動詞)
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初心に返る → 初心に返ます → 初心に返て → 初心に返た

💡 Remove る and add ます (polite), て-form, or た (past).

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毎朝初心に返るのが好きです。
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