Vocabulary

What does 思い切り (おもいきり, omoikiri) mean?

思い切り (おもいきり, omoikiri) means to one's heart's content, with all one's might; resolve, determination.

Quick facts
Readingおもいきり
Romajiomoikiri
Part of speechadverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
おもいきり
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonomoikiri

to one's heart's content, with all one's might; resolve, determination

  1. 1adverb to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can
  2. 2noun resolution; decisiveness; determination

Example sentences

  • Let's sing our hearts out today.

  • I felt better after crying my heart out.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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