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先
せん
生
せい
Meanings
Noun
1. teacher; instructor; master
Noun
Suffix
Honorific
2. sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
Noun
Familiar language
Humorous
3. intimate or teasing form of address
4. one's elder
orig. meaning
Kanji used
先
before (timewise)
生
life
Pitch accent
せ
んせ
い
Top 700
Used in: 5228
Composed of
先
せん
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
生
せい
life; living; I; me; student
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
校
こう
長
ちょう
先
せん
生
せい
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
先
せん
生
せい
方
がた
doctors; teachers; lawyers
担
たん
任
にん
の
先
せん
生
せい
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
7 more...
Examples (200 in total)
「
先
せん
生
せい
ですか？」「はい！」
"Are you a teacher?" "Yes!"
あれは
先
せん
生
せい
ですか。
Is that the teacher?
先
せん
生
せい
と
話
はな
します。
I'll speak with the teacher.
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