Japanese edit

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

Etymology edit

Shift from 精誠(せいぜい) (seizei).[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

(せい)(ぜい) (seizei

  1. at best, at most

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: 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, Tōkyō: 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN