精々

精精

Reading

Kana: せいぜい

Romaji: seizei

Definition

adv

1

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much (far) as possible

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

精

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 シヤウ

Meanings: refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)はせいぜい１８歳(さい)だ。

➥He is not more than eighteen.

人生(じんせい)はせいぜい苦難(くなん)の海(うみ)だ。

➥Life is, at best, a sea of troubles.

村(むら)までせいぜい２マイルだ。

➥It is not more than two miles to the village.

彼女(かのじょ)はせいぜい１８歳(さい)だ。

➥She is eighteen at most.

彼(かれ)はせいぜい二流(にりゅう)の学者(がくしゃ)だ。

➥He is at best a second-rate scholar.

旅費(りょひ)はせいぜい千(せん)ドルだろう。

➥The trip will cost $1000 at the outside.