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See also: -sensei

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 先生(せんせい) (sensei, teacher; elder), from Middle Chinese 先生 (MC sen sraeng, “master, elder”), from (MC sen, “earlier, first”) + (MC sraeng, “born”). Compare modern Mandarin 先生 (xiānshēng, “Mr.”). Doublet of sinseh, from Hokkien 先生 (sin-seⁿ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛnseɪ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnseɪ

Noun

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sensei (plural sensei or senseis)

  1. A martial arts instructor; especially one for a Japanese martial art.
    Synonyms: sifu, shifu
  2. A Japanese (language) teacher (sometimes used as a suffix attached to the name of a teacher, principally in translations from Japanese).
  3. A teacher, guide or mentor, in the context of Japan.

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Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (sensei).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sensei m (plural senseis)

  1. sensei (martial arts instructor)

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 先生(せんせい) (sensei, teacher; elder), from Middle Chinese 先生 (sen-ʂænɡ, master, elder), from (earlier, first) + (born). Compare Min Nan 先生 (sin-seⁿ, doctor, physician, teacher). Doublet of sinse.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sen.sei/
  • Hyphenation: sén‧séi

Noun

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sensei (first-person possessive senseiku, second-person possessive senseimu, third-person possessive senseinya)

  1. a martial arts instructor.
  2. a Japanese (language) teacher.
  3. a suffix attached to the name of a teacher (principally in translations from Japanese)
    Yamada-sensei
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Further reading

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Japanese

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Romanization

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sensei

  1. Rōmaji transcription of せんせい

Palauan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (せんせい sensei).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sensei

  1. teacher

References

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  • sensei in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
  • sensei in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
  • sensei in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 305.

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (sensei).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: sen‧sei

Noun

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sensei m or f by sense (plural senseis)

  1. sensei (martial arts instructor)
  2. sensei (a Japanese teacher or master)

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (sensei).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsensei/ [ˈsẽn.sei̯]
    • Rhymes: -ensei
    • Syllabification: sen‧sei
  • IPA(key): /ˈsense/ [ˈsẽn.se]

Noun

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sensei m (plural senseis)

  1. sensei (martial arts instructor)