せめて
N2 semete
- at least
- at most
adverb
Chinese meanings
至少;起码
Chinese notes
せめて表示最低限度的愿望或要求,与同音名词攻め手不同。
Examples
- せめて日常会話ができるくらいになりたい。At the very least, I'd like to be able to have everyday conversations.我至少想达到能进行日常会话的水平。
- 一日にせめて二回は歯を磨くべきだ。You should brush your teeth at least twice a day.每天至少应该刷两次牙。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('5b1670aea6'); // せめて
{
"id": "5b1670aea6",
"word": "せめて",
"reading": "せめて",
"romaji": "semete",
"meanings": [
"at least",
"at most"
],
"level": "N2",
"pos": [
"adv"
],
"jmdict_id": 1006570,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "せめて日常会話ができるくらいになりたい。",
"furigana": "せめて{日常会話|にちじょうかいわ}ができるくらいになりたい。",
"en": "At the very least, I'd like to be able to have everyday conversations.",
"tatoeba_id": 213995
},
{
"ja": "一日にせめて二回は歯を磨くべきだ。",
"furigana": "{一日|いちにち}にせめて{二回|にかい}は{歯|は}を{磨|みが}くべきだ。",
"en": "You should brush your teeth at least twice a day.",
"tatoeba_id": 190274
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "99b233b41ff5ef63a0bb7c710997ae182374d8fed4bfad51c3773c3040569388",
"meanings": [
"至少",
"起码"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "せめて日常会話ができるくらいになりたい。",
"zh": "我至少想达到能进行日常会话的水平。"
},
{
"ja": "一日にせめて二回は歯を磨くべきだ。",
"zh": "每天至少应该刷两次牙。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n2/5b1670aea6",
"JMdict ent_seq 1006570; 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",
"notes": "せめて表示最低限度的愿望或要求,与同音名词攻め手不同。",
"review_hash": "a4a3fe5ab907ae65a59f0eb3f87ed40f41b9c94ddc51954b655a7d445f5672cf"
}
}