Word Meaning 所詮

そせん sosen

所詮 is read as そせん (sosen) and means after all.

Meaning

English

  1. after all
  2. in the end
  3. anyway
  4. (cannot) possibly
  5. (not) at all
  6. (not) by any means
  7. (not) ever

Reading

Kana

そせん

Romaji

sosen

Writing Variants

  • 所せん しょせん shosen
  • 所せん そせん sosen
  • 所詮 しょせん shosen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 13891 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

詮ずる所

せんずるところ

after all

所々

しょしょ

here and there

所属

しょぞく

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.)

所得

しょとく

income

所有

しょゆう

one's possessions

とこ

address

ところ

address

所作

そさ

conduct

所得税

しょとくぜい

income tax

所長

しょちょう

head (of an office, laboratory, etc.)

所持

しょじ

possession

所定

しょてい

prescribed

Example Sentences

2

しょせん、たにんのきもちはかんぜんにはわからない。

After all, we can never fully understand how others feel.

I think that things like animal rights are really just humanity being smug.