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full concentration; total focus
The state of directing all one's mental energy and attention toward a single task or activity. Popularized widely through the anime and manga series Demon Slayer (Kimetsu no Yaiba), where it refers to a breathing technique, but now commonly used in everyday speech.
全集中で取り組む。
To work on something with full concentration.
試験前は全集中で勉強している。
Before the exam, I'm studying with total focus.
締め切りが近いので、今日は全集中で仕事を片付けよう。
The deadline is close, so let's power through work with full concentration today.
A compound of 全 (all; total) and 集中 (concentration). While the word existed before, it became a widely recognized buzzword after the anime 鬼滅の刃 (Demon Slayer), where 全集中の呼吸 (Total Concentration Breathing) is a central combat technique. It is now casually used in everyday contexts to mean giving something one's undivided attention.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 全集中で取り組む: to tackle with full focus
- 全集中の呼吸: Total Concentration Breathing (Demon Slayer reference)
- 全集中モード: full concentration mode
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 集中力: concentration; ability to focus — refers to the capacity itself rather than the state
- 一心不乱: wholeheartedly; single-mindedly — a classical four-character compound with a similar meaning
- 没頭: immersion; absorption — emphasizes being deeply absorbed in an activity