思おもう存ぞん分ぶん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

expression, adverb

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

Adverbial expression meaning doing something fully, without holding back, until completely satisfied. Often used with verbs of eating, playing, talking, or enjoying.

休きゅう日じつは思おもう存ぞん分ぶんゲームを楽たのしんだ。
On my day off, I enjoyed playing games to my heart's content.
思おもう存ぞん分ぶん食たべてください。
Please eat as much as you like.

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Kanji

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

Related words

心こころゆくまで
心ゆくまで and 思う存分 both mean 'to one's heart's content', but 心ゆくまで is slightly more literary and less common in everyday speech.
存ぞん分ぶんに
存分に is a shorter, slightly more formal way to say 'as much as one likes', while 思う存分 is the more common everyday phrase.
心こころ置おきなく
心置きなく emphasizes doing something 'without reservation or hesitation', whereas 思う存分 emphasizes doing it 'to the fullest extent'.

Built from

思おもう+存ぞん分ぶん

Etymology

Phrase combining 思う (think, feel) and 存分 (to one's satisfaction, as much as one wants). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it has been used as a set adverbial expression since at least the Edo period.