Japanese

てしない

はてしない
Meaning: endless; boundless; infinite
Part of Speech: Adjective

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Handwriting

果
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Example sentences

An endless desert stretches out before my eyes.
船の窓から、果てしなく続く青い海原を眺めた。
From the ship's window, I gazed at the endless blue ocean.
茫洋たる大海原が果てしなく広がっていた。
The vast ocean stretched out endlessly.
人は生死流転を繰り返し、果てしない迷いの世界を彷徨っている。
Human beings repeat the cycle of birth and death, wandering through an endless world of illusion.
人間の得隴望蜀の欲望は果てしない
Human desires are endless, always wanting more after getting something.

Usage Notes

Used to describe something that seems to continue forever, often used for vast landscapes or abstract concepts like time.

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