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思いの丈 (おもいのたけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

思おもいの丈たけ

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Meanings

1

expression, noun

one's whole heart; everything one feels

Used when expressing all of one's feelings or thoughts without holding back. Often appears in phrases like 思いの丈を伝える or 思いの丈をぶつける.

彼かの女じょに思おもいの丈たけを伝つたえた

。

I told her everything I felt.

手て紙がみに思おもいの丈たけを綴つづる。

I pour out my whole heart in a letter.

Kanji

思think
丈length, ten shaku, measure

Built from

思おもう+丈たけ

Written forms

思おもいの丈たけUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling.
思おもいのたけ
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; common in everyday writing.

Etymology

The expression combines 思い (thoughts, feelings) with 丈 (length, measure), literally 'the full measure of one's feelings'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it has been used idiomatically to mean 'all one's heart'.