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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

せめて

N2
semete
  1. at least
  2. 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

  • せめて日にち常じょう会かい話わ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。
  • 一いち日にちにせめて二に回かいは歯はを磨みがくべきだ。
    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"
  }
}