noun
return to the starting point; back to basics
Used when someone goes back to the original purpose, fundamental principles, or initial state after a period of complication or deviation. Common in business, creative work, and personal growth contexts.
プロジェクトが迷走したので、原点回帰して目的を再確認した。
The project had gone off track, so we returned to the starting point and reconfirmed our objectives.
原点回帰の精神で、もう一度基礎から学び直す。
With a back-to-basics mindset, I'll relearn from the fundamentals once more.
Compound of 原点 (starting point, origin) and 回帰 (return, recurrence). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is widely used in modern Japanese to express a return to fundamentals.