Rare literary term used in classical or highly formal writing to describe something vast and boundless, such as the sea, sky, or a grand vision. Often appears in the adverbial form 浩蕩として.
His vision is so vast and boundless that it's hard to grasp.
浩蕩
Rare literary kanji form; the word itself is uncommon.
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Etymology
The kanji 浩 means 'wide expanse of water' or 'vast', and 蕩 means 'melt' or 'vast'. The compound is of Chinese origin (kango) and is used in classical literature to describe boundlessness.
