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感慨無量 (かんがいむりょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

感かん慨がい無む量りょう

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Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective

deep emotion; overwhelming emotion

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

A yojijukugo expressing a state of being deeply moved or filled with profound emotion, often used in formal or literary contexts.

長なが年ねんの努ど力りょくが実みのり、感かん慨がい無む量りょうの思おもいでいっぱいです。
After years of effort have borne fruit, I am filled with deep emotion.

彼かれは感かん慨がい無む量りょうの面おも持もちで卒そつ業ぎょう証しょう書しょを受うけ取とった。

He received his diploma with an expression of profound emotion.

Kanji

感emotion, feeling, sensation
慨rue, be sad, sigh
無nothingness, none, ain't
量quantity, measure, weight

Similar words

感かん無む量りょう
感無量 is a shortened, more casual version of 感慨無量, but still carries a similar meaning of being deeply moved.

Etymology

A yojijukugo composed of 感慨 (deep emotion) and 無量 (immeasurable). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase conventionally expresses an overwhelming depth of feeling.