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思う存分 (おもうぞんぶん, omouzonbun) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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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.
Please eat as much as you like.
Kanji 存 exist, suppose, be aware of 分 part, minute of time, segment Related words 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.
心置きなく emphasizes doing something 'without reservation or hesitation', whereas 思う存分 emphasizes doing it 'to the fullest extent'.
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.
