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彼かれ は あくまで も 自じ 分ぶん の 意い 見けん を 主しゅ 張ちょう し た 。
He stubbornly insisted on his own opinion.
Usage patterns あくまでも 〈 事こと 〉 にすぎない it is merely ...; nothing more than ...
This is merely my opinion, nothing more.
あくまでも 〈 事こと 〉 を 主しゅ 張ちょう する to insist firmly on ...
He stubbornly insisted on his own idea.
あくまでも 〈 事こと 〉 として strictly as ...; purely as ...
Please use this strictly as a reference.
Related words とことん is a colloquial word for doing something thoroughly or to the extreme, while あくまでも stresses a persistent, unwavering stance and sounds a bit more formal.
どこまでも literally means 'no matter how far' and often describes spatial or figurative extent, whereas あくまでも focuses on maintaining a firm position or essential quality.
単に is a neutral way to say 'simply', while あくまでも adds emphasis that something is strictly or purely the case, often to set a limit.
ただ is a plain, everyday way to say 'just/only', whereas あくまでも carries a more insistent, definitive tone when limiting a statement.
あくまでも is a slightly more emphatic version of あくまで, used interchangeably but with stronger insistence.
Written forms Applies to each form listed below
rarely-used kanji form
飽あ くまでも
Rare kanji form; learners should use the kana spelling.
飽あ く 迄まで も
Rare kanji form; learners should use the kana spelling.
Etymology From 飽く, “be fully satisfied,” plus まで, “to the point of,” and emphatic も. The idea “to satiety” developed into “thoroughly; persistently; to the end.”
