せめて (semete)

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Meaning

  1. at least

All JLPT 2 grammar : せめて（せめて, semete）, at least; at most, [Adverb]

Example

日本語意味
君らしくないかも知れないが、せめて礼儀くらい守ったらどうだ。You could at least try to be a bit more polite, even though it’s not like you.
今朝は髪の毛が撥ねてるんだ。せめて手鏡を貸してくれ、そこの引き出しにしまってあるだろ。My hair’s messed up this morning. At least lend me a hand mirror – it should be shut in the drawer there.
「そうそう。せめて２階にも増やして欲しい・・・ってなんでお前がここにいる！？」「なんでって、そんなん決まってるやんか。一緒に連れションするためや」“That’s right. At the least I wish they’d add one to the first floor as well … Wait a mo! Why are you here!?” “‘Why’ is obvious isn’t it? It’s so we can go to the toilet together.”
彼はせめて謝ってくれてもいいのに。He might at least apologize.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
礼儀reigimanners, courtesy
君kimiyou, buddy, pal
どうdouhow, in what way, how about
髪の毛kami no kehair
引き出しhikidashidrawer
鏡kagamimirror, looking-glass
朝asamorning
今imanow, the present time
今朝kesathis morning
手tehand
連れtsurecompanion, company
そんなsonnasuch
一ichione
一緒isshotogether
ここkokohere
前maefront, ahead, previous
するsuruto do
彼karehe, him
いいiigood

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
知チし.る, し.らせるknow, wisdom
君クンきみ, -ぎみmister, you, ruler
礼レイ,ライsalute, bow, ceremony
守シュ,スまも.る, まも.り, もりguard, protect, obey
今コン,キンいまnow
出シュツ,スイで.る, -で, だ.すexit, leave, go out, come out, put out
朝チョウあさmorning, dynasty
手シュ,ズて, て-, -てhand
貸タイか.す, か.し-, かし-lend
引インひ.く, ひ.けるpull, admit, quote
髪ハツかみhair of the head
前ゼンまえ, -まえin front, before
決ケツき.める, -ぎ.め, き.まるdecide, agree upon
連レンつら.なる, つら.ねる, つ.れるtake along, join
緒ショ,チョお, いとぐちthong, inception, cord
欲ヨクほっ.する, ほ.しいlonging, greed, passion
増ゾウま.す, ま.し, ふ.えるincrease, gain
彼ヒかれ, かの, か.のhe, that, the

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