Japanese word

思いっきり

Pronunciation

Romajiomoikkiri

Meaning

  • adverbto one's heart's content

Example

公園で思いっきり遊びます。kō en de omo i kki ri aso bi ma su

I play to my heart's content in the park.

Illustration for 思いっきり (to one's heart's content)

More examples

休日は海で思いっきり泳ぎました。kyū jitsu wa umi de omo i kki ri oyo gi ma shi ta

I swam to my heart's content at the beach on my day off.

Core concept

Means carrying an action through with one's energy or desire fully engaged, without restraint.

Common phrases

  • 思いっきり遊ぶomo i kki ri aso bu

    play to one's heart's content

  • 思いっきり笑うomo i kki ri wara u

    laugh as hard as possible

  • 思いっきり楽しむomo i kki ri tano shi mu

    enjoy oneself to one's heart's content

Similar words

思う存分omouzonbun: As much as one wants, especially in an enjoyable activity.
目いっぱいmeippai: To the maximum level possible in a given situation.
精いっぱいseiippai: With one's greatest possible effort.

Definition in Japanese

満足するまで、または限界まで、存分に物事をするさま。man zoku su ru ma de ma ta wa gen kai ma de zon bun ni mono goto o su ru sa ma

Word origin

The native Japanese verb 思い切る (omoikiru, "to make up one's mind") has the adverbial noun form 思い切り (omoikiri, "with full resolve"), which is also written emphatically as 思いっきり (omoikkiri).

Usage tips

  • 思いっきり (omoikkiri) is common in casual conversation and also appears in writing, while the related form 思い切り (omoikiri) is used as well.

Other meanings

  • as hard as possibleadverb

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