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Meaning of 所詮 in Japanese
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所詮
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Kana Readingしょせん
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Romajishosen
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverb (fukushi)
- Meaning
- after all
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Examples of 所詮, しょせん in a sentence
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コンピューターのマニュアルを読むだけでは所詮畳の上の水練だ。
Just reading a computer manual is like practicing swimming on dry land.
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地域参加を呼びかけてもしょせんは美辞麗句、どのみち市役所はやりたいことを勝手にやるに決まっている。
The claim of community involvement is just window dressing; City Hall will do what it wants to anyhow.
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時間はあなたの好きなように過ごせばいい。所詮、あなたの時間なのだから。
You can spend your time in any way you want; it's your time, after all.
Related Kanji
詮
13 strokes
discussion, methods called for, selection, result
On'Yomi: セン
Kun'Yomi: せん.ずる, かい, あき.らか