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精魂を傾ける (せいこんをかたむける) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

精せい魂こんを傾かたむける

Meanings

1

expression, ichidan verb

put one's heart and soul into; devote oneself entirely to

Emphatic set phrase meaning to pour all of one's energy, spirit, and effort into a task or endeavor. Often used in serious, determined contexts.

彼かれは研けん究きゅうに精せい魂こんを傾かたむけた。
He devoted himself entirely to his research.
この作さく品ひんに精せい魂こんを傾かたむけて作つくりまし

た

。

I put my heart and soul into creating this work.

Kanji

精refined, ghost, fairy
魂soul, spirit
傾lean, incline, tilt

Similar words

心しん血けつを注そそぐ
Similar meaning of pouring one's heart and blood into something, but 心血を注ぐ emphasizes intense emotional or physical investment, while 精魂を傾ける focuses on spiritual and mental dedication.
全ぜん力りょくを尽つくす
Means to do one's best or exert all one's power. More general and less emotionally charged than 精魂を傾ける, which implies a deeper, almost soul-level commitment.

Etymology

Composed of 精魂 (spirit, soul) and 傾ける (to incline, to devote). The phrase literally means 'to incline one's spirit and soul' toward something, i.e., to give it one's complete dedication.