しょせん
Shosen
Other forms: 所せん
所詮 (Shosen) is a Japanese adverb meaning “after all, in the end, anyway, (cannot) possibly”.
Meanings
- adverbafter all; in the end; anyway
- adverb(cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means; (not) everwith neg. sentence
Examples
コンピューターのマニュアルを読むだけでは所詮畳の上の水練だ。
Just reading a computer manual is like practicing swimming on dry land.
時間はあなたの好きなように過ごせばいい。所詮、あなたの時間なのだから。
You can spend your time in any way you want; it's your time, after all.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).