先輩 – Vocabulary details

先せん輩ぱい

Meanings

Noun

1. senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor

先せん輩ぱいなら大だい丈じょう夫ぶだと思おもいますけど。I'm sure you'll be fine, senpai.

Alt. forms

Kanji used

先

before (timewise)

輩

comrade

Pitch accent

せ

んぱい

Used in: 4169

Used in vocabulary (8 in total)

先せん輩ぱい後こう輩はい

one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy

大だい先せん輩ぱい

someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran

人じん生せいの先せん輩ぱい

person older than oneself (who has more life experience)

先せん輩ぱい風かぜを吹ふかす

to put on a patronizing air

先せん輩ぱい面づら

air of seniority; patronizing attitude

先せん輩ぱい風かぜ

air of seniority; patronizing attitude of a senior toward a junior

先せん輩ぱいママ

(more) experienced mother

先せん輩ぱいづら

air of seniority; patronizing attitude

Examples (45 in total)

あっ、おはようございます、先せん輩ぱい。

Ah, good morning, senpai.

ごちそうさまです、先せん輩ぱい。

Thank you for the meal, senpai.

わたしたちの勝かちですね、先せん輩ぱい。

It's our win, senpai.