Omoikiri

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思い切り (Omoikiri) is a Japanese adverb meaning “to one's heart's content, as much as one wants, as hard as one can, with all one's strength”.

Meanings

  1. adverbto one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; with all one's strength; to the best of one's ability; to the utmost
  2. nounresolution; decisiveness; determination; resignation

Examples

  • I will work to the best of my ability.

  • She gave him a good kick.

  • She gave me a hard kick on my right leg.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 思い切り

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