1.
enumeration, listing one by one
The act of counting or listing items individually. Almost always appears in the set phrase 枚挙にいとまがない (too numerous to list).
例は枚挙にいとまがない。
The examples are too numerous to list.
彼の功績は枚挙にいとまがない。
His achievements are too numerous to count.
失敗の原因は枚挙にいとまがないが、最も大きいのは準備不足だった。
The causes of the failure are too numerous to list, but the biggest one was insufficient preparation.
USAGE:
Almost exclusively used in the set phrase 枚挙にいとまがない (too numerous to enumerate). This is a formal, literary expression meaning there are so many examples, cases, or instances that one could not possibly list them all. The word 暇 here means "time" or "leisure" — literally, "there is no time to enumerate them all."
FIXED PATTERN:
- 枚挙にいとまがない: too numerous to count/list
NOTE:
This word is rarely used outside of this fixed expression. Learning 枚挙にいとまがない as a set phrase is the most practical approach.