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JLPT N3 · Adverbs of attitude

せいぜい

at most; at best

Stroke order of せいぜい

4 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

せ · 3 strokesい · 2 strokesぜ · 5 strokesい · 2 strokes

Memory trick

SEIZEI — 'say-say' at best they say.

Parts: Adverb; upper limit.

The characters in せいぜい

  • せ せ — se (3 strokes)
  • い い — i (2 strokes)
  • ぜ ぜ — ze (5 strokes)
  • い い — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

せいぜい千円くらいだ。

せいぜいせんえんくらいだ。

It's about 1,000 yen at most.

More words: Adverbs of attitude

むしろrather; insteadさすがas expectedついunintentionallyかえってon the contraryあいにくunfortunatelyともかくat any rate

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