Vocab Info

N5 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

先生(せんせい)teacher, master, doctor

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      teacher, instructor, master

    2. Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

      2.

      sensei, title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.

      Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
    3. Noun

      3.

      intimate or teasing form of address

      Familiar language, Jocular, humorous term
    4. Noun

      4.

      one's elder

      Archaic, orig. meaning

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    先生 【せんせい】

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    Examples

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      (かれ)先生(せんせい)ですか?

      Is he a teacher?

      • N5

      (わたし)クラス先生(せんせい)(おんな)です。

      The teacher in my class is a lady.

      • N5

      (おや)子供(こども)に:「どの先生(せんせい)が、お()()りなの?」

      Parent to child: 'Which teacher is your favorite?'

      • N5

      職員(しょくいん)(しつ)先生(せんせい)質問(しつもん)をしに()く。

      I'm going to the faculty room to ask my teacher a question.

      • N5

      その先生(せんせい)(むかし)タレントだったと()いたことがあります。

      I have heard that teacher used to be a TV personality.

      • N4
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