精々、精精
せいぜい
seizei
JMdict entry #1596050
- adverb (fukushi) word usually written using kana alone at the most; at best
- adverb (fukushi) word usually written using kana alone to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼はせいぜい二流の学者だ。
kare ha seizei niryuu no gakusha da 。
He is at best a second-rate scholar.
彼はせいぜい持っていて１００ドルだ。
kare ha seizei moxtsu te i te １００ doru da 。
He has at most 100 dollars.
彼はせいぜい４日間そこにいただけであった。
kare ha seizei ４ kakan soko ni i ta dake de axtsu ta 。
He stayed there not more than four days.
彼はせいぜい２０ドルしか払わないだろう。
kare ha seizei ２０ doru shika harawa nai darou 。
He will pay 20 dollars at most.
彼はせいぜい１万ドル払っただけだ。
kare ha seizei １ man doru haraxtsu ta dake da 。
He paid at most ten thousand dollars.
彼はせいぜい１８歳だ。
kare ha seizei １８ sai da 。
He is not more than eighteen.