Illustration: In a Japanese primary school gym, a small pupil pushes a bulky stack of folded exercise mats on a wheeled cart. Both hands press firmly against the padded side, arms straight, shoulders forward, and rear foot braced far behind. Their cheeks tighten and a bead of sweat runs down one temple.

JLPT N2adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

精せい一いっ杯ぱい

seiippai

as hard as one can

Example sentences

  1. 精一杯せいいっぱいやってみなさい。

    Try hard.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 精一杯せいいっぱい働はたらきます。

    I will work with all my might.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  3. 彼かれは精一杯せいいっぱい努力どりょくしている。

    He tries hard.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 精一杯

  • 精refined; ghostOnセイ・ショウKunしらげる・くわしい
  • 一oneOnイチ・イツKunひと-・ひとつ
  • 杯counter for cupfuls; wine glassOnハイKunさかずき

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