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senpai

English

Alternative forms

  • sempai

Etymology

Japanese ?? (senpai), from Middle Chinese ? (sen, first, former) + ? (bìj, generation). Compare Mandarin ?? (xi?nbèi, elders). Doublet of sunbae.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /?s?mpa?/, /?s?npa?/, [?s?mpa??], [?s?npa??]

Noun

senpai (plural senpais)

  1. The senior member of a group in Japanese arts; a mentor.
  2. (anime and manga, fandom slang) An upperclassman or elder student.

Usage notes

Use in English may carry humorous or affectionate connotations. This is possibly due to (assumed) reference to modern Japanese media, or possibly a lexical gap.

Antonyms

  • kohai

Anagrams

  • Espina, Pesina, Sapien, paines, sapien, spinae

Japanese

Romanization

senpai

  1. R?maji transcription of ????

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sentai

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ??

Noun

sentai (plural sentai)

  1. A Japanese military unit; a squadron, task force, group or wing.

Anagrams

  • Eastin, Setian, Teians, anties, satiné, seatin', seitan, staine, teasin', tenias, tineas, tisane

Japanese

Romanization

sentai

  1. R?maji transcription of ????

Portuguese

Verb

sentai

  1. second-person plural (vós, sometimes used with vocês) affirmative imperative of sentar

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