単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Onomatopoeia#10,388 most used

せっせと

diligently

IN A SENTENCE

They worked like bees.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

IN OTHER SENTENCES

If he wants to succeed at all, he must work harder.

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MEANING

1

diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

adverb

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives せっせと this one meaning.

DETAILS

Kind擬音語, onomatopoeia

Frequency#10,388 most used

Writtenせっせと only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium