Word
思い切り
Meaning in Englishwith all one's strength (heart), resignation, resolution
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Word context
What it means
思い切り means doing something with all one's strength and determination, without holding back; it conveys total commitment and energetic, unrestrained action in how something is performed.
Main meanings
- With full effort or intensity; to the utmost
- Wholeheartedly or with strong emotional involvement
- Bold, decisive action, doing something without hesitation
How to use it
Used as an adverbial noun to modify verbs, typically in casual to neutral speech; expresses doing something with maximum energy or emotional engagement; often used with verbs of physical or expressive actions.
Variants and close terms
- 全力で — with full force, zenryoku de
- 思い切って — romaji: omoikitte
- 心ゆくまで — to one’s heart's content, kokoro yuku made
- 思いのまま — as one wishes, omoi no mama
Composition
- 思い = feeling or thought
- 切り = end, limit; from 切る
Etymology
思い and 切り are native morphemes whose combination yields a unit meaning a maximal extent; this is a phonetic assembly of native elements rather than a loanword.
Word class
adverbial noun (副詞的名詞)