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精せい々ぜい

N3
せいぜい seizei
  1. at the most
  2. at best
  3. to the utmost
  4. as much (far) as possible
adverb

Chinese meanings

最多;尽量

Examples

  • 狭せまい部屋へやをせいぜい広ひろく使つかった。
    I made the best of my small room.
    尽可能充分地利用了狭小的房间。
  • 桜さくらの花はなは数すう日じつ、せいぜい一いっ週しゅう間かんしか持もたない。
    Cherry blossoms last only for a few days, a week at the most.
    樱花只能维持几天,最多一周。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('df6d75a59e'); // 精々
{
  "id": "df6d75a59e",
  "word": "精々",
  "reading": "せいぜい",
  "romaji": "seizei",
  "meanings": [
    "at the most",
    "at best",
    "to the utmost",
    "as much (far) as possible"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1596050,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "狭い部屋をせいぜい広く使った。",
      "furigana": "{狭|せま}い{部屋|へや}をせいぜい{広|ひろ}く{使|つか}った。",
      "en": "I made the best of my small room.",
      "tatoeba_id": 180098
    },
    {
      "ja": "桜の花は数日、せいぜい一週間しか持たない。",
      "furigana": "{桜|さくら}の{花|はな}は{数日|すうじつ}、せいぜい{一週間|いっしゅうかん}しか{持|も}たない。",
      "en": "Cherry blossoms last only for a few days, a week at the most.",
      "tatoeba_id": 169577
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "5f658b9ff86040e16133c2532b439fa6e2267aa3f2f98bcb04f3e2fee224a4eb",
    "meanings": [
      "最多",
      "尽量"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "狭い部屋をせいぜい広く使った。",
        "zh": "尽可能充分地利用了狭小的房间。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "桜の花は数日、せいぜい一週間しか持たない。",
        "zh": "樱花只能维持几天,最多一周。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/df6d75a59e",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1596050; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "dfd6d03003a84b8cf06b51b1d9e967a82797c83d6d46f1aa7c7cbffb16e13eba",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}