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

Adverb

精(せい)々(ぜい) • (seizei) 

  1. at best, at most

Usage notes

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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