精々

精精

Reading

Kana: せいぜい
Romaji: seizei
Kana
Romaji

Definition

adv
1

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much (far) as possible

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 シヤウ
Meanings: refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill

Example Sentences

(かれ)はせいぜい18(さい)だ。
➥He is not more than eighteen.
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人生(じんせい)はせいぜい苦難(くなん)(うみ)だ。
➥Life is, at best, a sea of troubles.
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(むら)までせいぜい2マイルだ。
➥It is not more than two miles to the village.
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彼女(かのじょ)はせいぜい18(さい)だ。
➥She is eighteen at most.
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(かれ)はせいぜい二流(にりゅう)学者(がくしゃ)だ。
➥He is at best a second-rate scholar.
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旅費(りょひ)はせいぜい(せん)ドルだろう。
➥The trip will cost $1000 at the outside.
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