精々 (せいぜい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

精々 (せいぜい) means at most / at best / as much as possible.

See example sentences below.

精々 at a glance

精々

せいぜいseizei

N3adv

at most / at best / as much as possible

精々せいぜいseizeiN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

at most / at best / as much as possible

Example 1

せいぜい頑張ってみよう。

Translation

Let's do our best at most.

Example 2

これがせいぜいの努力だ。

Translation

This is the best effort I can make.