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せんせい 先生
Common word JLPT N5 Wanikani level 4 Play audio Show 1 collocation Links
Noun
1. teacher; instructor; master​
  • われわれ
  • の
  • せんせい先生
  • は
  • しん真の
  • いみ意味
  • で
  • しんし紳士
  • です
    • 。
Our teacher is a gentleman in the true sense of the word.
Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
2. sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.​Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
  • ぼく
  • は
    • ジョーンズ
  • せんせい先生
  • に
  • さくぶん作文
  • を
  • なお直して
  • もらった
    • 。
I had my composition corrected by Mr Jones.
Noun
3. intimate or teasing form of address​Familiar language, Jocular, humorous term
Noun
4. one's elder​Archaic, orig. meaning
Wikipedia definition
5. Sensei​Sensei is a Japanese word that is literally translated as "person born before another". In general usage, it means "master" or "teacher", and the word is used as a title to refer to or address teachers, professors, professionals such as lawyers, CPA and doctors, politicians, clergymen, and other figures of authority.
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