Vocab Info
N5 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
先生teacher, master, doctor
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
teacher, instructor, master
Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
2.
sensei, title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) languageNoun
3.
intimate or teasing form of address
Familiar language, Jocular, humorous termNoun
4.
one's elder
Archaic, orig. meaning
All Forms
先生 【せんせい】
Common・Uncommon
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彼は先生ですか?
Is he a teacher?
私のクラスの先生は女です。
The teacher in my class is a lady.
親が子供に:「どの先生が、お気に入りなの?」
Parent to child: 'Which teacher is your favorite?'
職員室へ先生に質問をしに行く。
I'm going to the faculty room to ask my teacher a question.
その先生は昔タレントだったと聞いたことがあります。
I have heard that teacher used to be a TV personality.
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