Word Meaning 所詮

しょせん shosen

所詮 is read as しょせん (shosen) 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

しょせん

Romaji

shosen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

詮ずる所

せんずるところ

after all

所々

ところどころ

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

ところ

address

所作

しょさ

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

所信

しょしん

belief

Example Sentences

1

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.