Japanese word

思い切り

Pronunciation

Romajiomoikiri

Meaning

  • adverbas hard as possible

Example

今日は思い切り走ります。kyō wa omo i ki ri hashi ri ma su

Today I will run as hard as possible.

Illustration for 思い切り (as hard as possible)

More examples

好きな音楽を聞きながら、思い切り歌いました。su ki na on gaku o ki ki na ga ra omo i ki ri uta i ma shi ta

I sang as loudly as I could while listening to my favorite music.

Core concept

Describes doing something without holding back, either with maximum effort or to the fullest extent.

Common phrases

  • 思い切り走るomo i ki ri hashi ru

    run as hard as possible

  • 思い切り遊ぶomo i ki ri aso bu

    play to one's heart's content

Similar words

精一杯seiippai: It describes doing something with all the ability or effort available.
力一杯chikaraippai: It describes using all one's physical strength in an action.
目一杯meippai: It describes reaching a limit or capacity as fully as possible.

Definition in Japanese

力や気持ちを加減せず、できる限り十分に物事を行うさま。chikara ya ki mo chi o ka gen se zu de ki ru kagi ri jū bun ni mono goto o okona u sa ma

Word origin

思い切り (omoikiri) comes from the continuative form of 思い切る (omoikiru, "to make up one's mind"), expressing action without holding back.

Usage tips

  • 思い切り (omoikiri) can describe eating, playing, or laughing fully, so it does not always mean using maximum physical force.

Other meanings

  • to one's heart's contentadverb

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