精々

Japanese

Kanji in this term
精	精
せい Grade: 5	せい > ぜい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

Shift from 精誠(せいぜい) (seizei).[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せーぜー [séꜜèzèè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2][3]
IPA^(key): [se̞ːze̞ː]

Adverb

精(せい)々(ぜい) • (seizei)

at best, at most

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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