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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

せっせと

N2
sesseto
  1. diligently
  2. assiduously
  3. industriously
  4. beavering away
adverb

Chinese meanings

勤快地;努力地

Examples

  • 彼かの女じょはせっせと編あみ物ものに精せいを出だしていた。
    She was busy with her knitting.
    她勤奋地织着东西。
  • 彼かれはせっせと試し験けん準じゅん備びをしている。
    He is busy preparing for the examination.
    他正努力准备考试。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('0011c40f28'); // せっせと
{
  "id": "0011c40f28",
  "word": "せっせと",
  "reading": "せっせと",
  "romaji": "sesseto",
  "meanings": [
    "diligently",
    "assiduously",
    "industriously",
    "beavering away"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 2008620,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "彼女はせっせと編み物に精を出していた。",
      "furigana": "{彼女|かのじょ}はせっせと{編|あ}み{物|もの}に{精|せい}を{出|だ}していた。",
      "en": "She was busy with her knitting.",
      "tatoeba_id": 92651
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼はせっせと試験準備をしている。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}はせっせと{試験|しけん}{準備|じゅんび}をしている。",
      "en": "He is busy preparing for the examination.",
      "tatoeba_id": 113280
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "e666ba76aa68ac02aafe83f473b7bae8556856622f1d9755c96a6e458a6ad4d8",
    "meanings": [
      "勤快地",
      "努力地"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "彼女はせっせと編み物に精を出していた。",
        "zh": "她勤奋地织着东西。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼はせっせと試験準備をしている。",
        "zh": "他正努力准备考试。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/0011c40f28",
      "JMdict ent_seq 2008620; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "9a7e2de7828b5ea0005d8e492322b2243f2b732b2f1722b56437e05da80870e3"
  }
}