(むじんぞう)

むじんぞう
noun / na-adjective
inexhaustible; boundless
1. inexhaustible; boundless; unlimited
Having no limit or end; available in unlimited quantities. Used for resources, energy, knowledge, and other things that seem to never run out.
(かれ)体力(たいりょく)無尽蔵(むじんぞう)だ。
His stamina is inexhaustible.
太陽(たいよう)エネルギーは無尽蔵(むじんぞう)資源(しげん)だ。
Solar energy is an inexhaustible resource.
インターネットには無尽蔵(むじんぞう)情報(じょうほう)があるが、すべてが正確(せいかく)とは(かぎ)らない。
The internet has boundless information, but not all of it is accurate.

USAGE:
無尽蔵(むじんぞう) is used as a na-adjective (無尽蔵(むじんぞう)な〜) or as a noun predicate (無尽蔵(むじんぞう)だ). It has a somewhat literary feel but is used in everyday contexts when emphasizing abundance.

ETYMOLOGY:
Originally a Buddhist term meaning an inexhaustible storehouse of virtue or merit. () (without) + (じん) (exhaustion) + (ぞう) (storehouse).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 無尽蔵(むじんぞう)資源(しげん) (inexhaustible resources)
  • 無尽蔵(むじんぞう)体力(たいりょく) (boundless stamina)
  • 無尽蔵(むじんぞう)使(つか)う (to use without limit)