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先生
せんせい - sensei



先生
teacher


Definitions

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先生
     1. n. an elder
     2. n. a scholar
     3. n. a teacher or a professor
     4. n. sensei (Japanese martial arts teacher)
     5. n. sir, a polite form of address to teachers, doctors, etc.
     6. n. Usage: * This is a term of respect, reserved only for speaking about others, and considered somewhat impolite (immodest) to use when referring to oneself. Instead, the term 教師 is conside
     7. n. Usage: * (U:ja:infkata, センセー)
     8. suffix. a title used after the name of teachers, doctors, lawyers, or certain other professionals
     9. n. (dialect Hakata) teacher, professor

Pronunciation

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