"精々" meaning in All languages combined

See 精々 on Wiktionary

Adverb [Japanese]

IPA: [se̞ːze̞ː] Forms: 精々 [canonical] (ruby: (せい), (ぜい)), seizei [romanization]
Etymology: Shift from 精誠(せいぜい) (seizei). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|精誠|せいぜい}} 精誠(せいぜい) (seizei) Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|せいぜい}} 精(せい)々(ぜい) • (seizei)
  1. at best, at most

Download JSON data for 精々 meaning in All languages combined (1.4kB)

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