精々 (せいぜい): at the most, at best — Japanese vocabulary
精々 is read せいぜい and means "at the most, at best". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
精々
- Reading
- せいぜい · seizei
- Translation
- at the most, at best
- Level
- JLPT N3
- Pitch accent
- せいぜいが
Example
桜の花は数日、せいぜい一週間しか持たない。
さくらのはなはすうじつ、せいぜいいちしゅうかんしかもたない。
Cherry blossoms last only for a few days, a week at the most.
Kanji in this word
- 精 — refined, spirit
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