せいぜい (seizei)

Meaning

  1. at the most
  2. at best
  3. to the utmost

All JLPT 3 grammar : 精々(せいぜい, seizei), at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much (far) as possible, [Adverb]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
いいのよ。いままで実のないブランド品を高く売りつけて暴利をむさぼってきたんだから。今後せいぜい良心的な商売にはげめばいいんだわ。Never mind that. After all up till now he’s stuffed himself on huge profit selling high brand-name goods of no real worth. From now on he can just try his best at honest trade.
旅費はせいぜい千ドルだろう。The trip will cost $1000 at the outside.
彼女はせいぜい二流の歌手だ。She is a second-rate singer at best.
彼女はせいぜい50ドルしか払わないだろう。She will pay 50 dollars at most.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
良心ryoushinconscience
今後kongofrom now on
mifruit, nut
shinaarticle, item, goods
商売shoubaitrade, business
だからdakaraso, therefore
いいiigood
hicost, expense
tabitravel, trip, journey
senthousand
歌手kashusinger
彼女kanojoshe, her
nitwo

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
ゴ,コウのち, うし.ろ, うしろbehind, back, later
コン,キンいまnow
コウたか.い, たか, -だかtall, high, expensive
バイう.る, う.れるsell
ヒン,ホンしなgoods, article
シンこころ, -ごころheart, mind
ジツ,シツみ, みの.る, まことreality, truth
き.くprofit, advantage
リョウよ.い, -よ.い, い.いgood, pleasing
ショウあきな.うmake a deal, selling
センthousand
リョたびtrip, travel
つい.やす, つい.えるexpense, cost, spend
ジョ,ニョ,ニョウおんな, めwoman, female
ニ,ジふた, ふた.つ, ふたたびtwo, two radical
うた, うた.うsong, sing
シュ,ズて, て-, -てhand
かれ, かの, か.のhe, that, the
リュウ,ルなが.れる, なが.れ, なが.すcurrent, flow
フツ,ヒツ,ホツはら.う, -はら.い, -ばら.いpay, clear out, banish

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