English–Japanese

“at most” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoせいぜい (seizei)

Pronunciation

Romajiika

Example

参加者は十人以下です。san ka sha wa jū nin i ka de su

There are at most ten participants.

Illustration for 以下 (at most)

How to say “at most” in Japanese

“At most” in Japanese is 以下 (ika).

Expresses a stated amount or level as the upper limit, with anything lower also included.

Full entry for 以下: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 以下

宿題は二ページ以下にしてください。shuku dai wa ni pē ji i ka ni shi te ku da sa i

Please keep the homework to two pages or fewer.

Tips for using 以下

  • The formal phrase 以下同文 (ika dōbun) means "the same as written below" and shows how 以下 (ika) can refer to written text as well as numbers.

Other Japanese words for “at most”

この仕事はせいぜい一時間で終わります。ko no shi goto wa se i ze i ichi ji kan de o wa ri ma su

This work will take at most one hour.

“at most” in other languages