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sensei
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ?? (sensei, “teacher; elder”), from ?? (MC sen ??æ?, “master, elder”), from ? (MC sen, “earlier, first”) + ? (MC ??æ?, “born”). Compare modern Mandarin ?? (xi?nsh?ng, “Mr.”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?nse?/
Noun
sensei (plural sensei or senseis)
- A martial arts instructor. Sensei of martial arts usually live and/or work at a dojo where they instruct their apprentices. A live-in apprentice is also called uchi-deshi.
- Synonyms: sifu, shifu
- a Japanese (language) teacher.
- a suffix attached to the name of a teacher (principally in translations from Japanese)
Translations
Anagrams
- Neises, Neisse, Nessie, Nieses, Sinese, in esse, insees, sees in, seines
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ?? (???? sensei).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?n.s?j/
Noun
sensei m (plural senseis)
- sensei (martial arts instructor)
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ?? (sensei, “teacher; elder”), from Middle Chinese ?? (sen-?æn?, “master, elder”), from ? (“earlier, first”) + ? (“born”). Compare Min Nan ?? (sin-se?, “doctor, physician, teacher”). Doublet of sinse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sen.sei/
- Hyphenation: sén?séi
Noun
sensei (first-person possessive senseiku, second-person possessive senseimu, third-person possessive senseinya)
- a martial arts instructor.
- a Japanese (language) teacher.
- a suffix attached to the name of a teacher (principally in translations from Japanese)
Related terms
- sinse
Further reading
- “sensei” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese
Romanization
sensei
- R?maji transcription of ????
Palauan
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ?? (???? sensei).
Noun
sensei
- teacher
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ?? (sensei).
Noun
sensei m (plural senseis)
- sensei (martial arts instructor)
- sensei (a Japanese teacher or master)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ?? (sensei).
Noun
sensei m (plural senseis)
- sensei (martial arts instructor)
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sempai
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?s?mpa?/
Noun
sempai (plural sempais)
- Alternative form of senpai
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