存ぞん分ぶん

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Meanings

adverb, na-adjective

to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; freely

Used adverbially, almost always as 存分に, to mean doing something fully, without holding back, or as much as one wants.

休きゅう日じつは存ぞん分ぶんに楽たのしみたい。
I want to enjoy my day off to the fullest.
彼かれは自じ分ぶんの意い見けんを存ぞん分ぶんに述のべた。
He expressed his opinion freely.

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Usage patterns

存ぞん分ぶんに楽たのしむto enjoy something to one's heart's content
旅りょ行こうでは観かん光こうを存ぞん分ぶんに楽たのしんだ。
During the trip, I thoroughly enjoyed the sightseeing.
存ぞん分ぶんに力ちからを発はっ揮きするto fully display one's abilities
選せん手しゅたちは決けっ勝しょうで存ぞん分ぶんに力ちからを発はっ揮きした。
The athletes fully demonstrated their abilities in the final.
〈物もの〉を存ぞん分ぶんに味あじわうto savor something to the fullest
地じ元もとの料りょう理りを存ぞん分ぶんに味あじわった。
I savored the local cuisine to my heart's content.
存ぞん分ぶんに暴あばれるto run wild or rampage freely, without restraint
怪かい獣じゅうは町まち中じゅうで存ぞん分ぶんに暴あばれた。
The monster rampaged freely throughout the town.

Expressions

思おもう存ぞん分ぶんto one's heart's content; as much as one likes; thoroughly

Kanji

存exist, suppose, be aware of
分part, minute of time, segment

Related words

思おもい切きりN3
思い切り also means doing something to one's heart's content, but it's more casual and often describes a single forceful physical action, while 存分 suits sustained or thorough enjoyment.
十じゅう分ぶんN4
十分 means 'enough' or 'sufficient', whereas 存分 emphasizes acting without holding back, to the fullest extent one wants.
心こころゆくまで
心ゆくまで is a slightly literary synonym for 存分, both meaning 'to one's heart's content', but 心ゆくまで leans more toward leisurely satisfaction than vigorous exertion.

Word family

存ぞん分ぶんに
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; freely

Written forms

存ぞん分ぶんUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling; commonly used in the adverbial form 存分に.
ぞんぶんUsage4%

Etymology

Compound of 存 (ぞん, 'to know, to think') and 分 (ぶん, 'portion, share'). The original meaning of 'as much as one thinks' shifted to 'as much as one wants'.