1.
whole body, with all one's might, putting everything into
Using one's entire body and spirit, pouring all of one's energy and effort into something. Almost always used as a modifier in the pattern 渾身の + noun, describing something done with maximum effort or intensity.
渾身の力で投げた。
I threw with all my might.
渾身の一撃を放った。
He delivered a blow with everything he had.
この作品は作者が渾身の力を込めて書いた小説だ。
This work is a novel that the author wrote pouring everything into it.
USAGE:
Almost exclusively used in the pattern 渾身の + noun. Rarely appears on its own. Conveys an intense, dramatic quality — the idea that someone has held nothing back.
Common in sports commentary, literary descriptions, and dramatic narratives.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 渾身の力: all one's strength
- 渾身の一撃: a blow with everything behind it
- 渾身の力を込めて: putting all one's strength into
- 渾身の作: a work created with full effort
- 渾身の演技: a performance given with everything