浩こう然ぜんの気き

expression, noun

universal life force; vast vital energy

A Mencian concept: a moral and cosmic energy cultivated through righteousness, filling the universe and animating all things. Used in philosophical or literary contexts.

• 孟もう子しは浩こう然ぜんの気きを養やしなうことの大たい切せつさを説といた。

  Mencius taught the importance of cultivating one's vast vital energy.

expression, noun

free spirit; unencumbered mindset

Extended modern usage: a person or attitude that is broad-minded, free from petty concerns, and spiritually expansive. Often used to describe someone's magnanimous character.

• 彼かれの浩こう然ぜんの気きに満みちた態たい度どに周しゅう囲いは感かん銘めいを受うけた。

  Those around him were impressed by his attitude, filled with a free and magnanimous spirit.