N31564/1669
精々
usually written using kana aloneadverb
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せいぜい
Meanings
- at the most, at best
- to the utmost, as much as possible, as much as one can
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Example sentences
この仕事は精々3時間で終わるだろう。
This work will finish in at most 3 hours.
彼の給料は精々20万円くらいだと思う。
I think his salary is at most around 200,000 yen.
精々努力するから、見ていてください。
I will do my best as much as I can, so please watch over me.
そのバッグに入るのは精々5冊までだよ。
That bag can hold at most 5 books.
体に気をつけて、精々長生きしてほしいものだ。
Please take care of yourself and live as long as you possibly can.
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