せっせと

busily, away

What does せっせと mean?

せっせと is a Japanese noun meaning busily, away in English. It is written as せっせと in hiragana, and sesseto in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼女はせっせと編み物に精を出していた。

She was busy with her knitting.