思い切り

おもいきり

Also written 思いきり

Meanings

1. Adverb to 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; with determination; hard; heavily See also: 思いっきり (おもいっきり).
2. Noun resolution; decisiveness; determination; resignation

Kanji

• 思 think. Read as おもう.
• 切 cut. Read as きり.

Example sentences

• 私は思いきり働きたい。
  I will work to the best of my ability.
• 彼は思いっきり落ち込んだ。
  His heart sank to his boots.
• 泣きたいなら思いっきり泣けばいいじゃん。
  If you feel like crying, you should cry to your heart's content.
• 思いっきり泣いたらちょっとすっきりした。
  I feel a little better now after crying all I had.
• 思い切り泣いてよ。
  Cry your heart out.

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