所詮（しょせん）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: after all / at best
Example sentences
- 所詮、一人でできることは限られる。 — After all, there's only so much one person can do.
- 所詮はうわさにすぎない。 — It's nothing more than a rumor, after all.
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