Frequency rank: 3,987. – 3,988.
- after all; in the end; anyway
- (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means; (not) everwith neg. sentence
adverb (fukushi)
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Generated definitions (experimental)
- after all; in the end; anyway
- (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means; (not) ever
This meaning is used to express a conclusion or a final thought after considering something. It implies a sense of resignation or acceptance of a certain outcome.
This meaning is used to indicate that something is impossible or that there is no way something could happen. It emphasizes the speaker's strong conviction that something cannot occur.
Generated collocations (experimental)
しょせん所詮、しょせん所詮きごう(しょせん、しょせんきごう)after all, after allしょせん所詮むり無理だit's impossible after allしょせん所詮おかねお金だafter all, it's just moneyしょせん所詮ひとごと他人事after all, it's someone else's problemしょせん所詮はがいや外野のいけん意見after all, it's an outsider's opinionしょせん所詮おなじ同じことafter all, it's the same thingしょせん所詮、じかんのむだ時間の無駄だafter all, it's a waste of timeしょせん所詮うんしだい運次第after all, it depends on luckしょせん所詮きたい期待できないafter all, you can't expect anythingしょせん所詮なん何もかわらない変わらないafter all, nothing will change
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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Just reading a computer manual is like practicing swimming on dry land.
The claim of community involvement is just window dressing; City Hall will do what it wants to anyhow.
You can spend your time in any way you want; it's your time, after all.
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