Word Meaning 先生

せんせい sensei

先生 is read as せんせい (sensei) and means intimate or teasing form of address.

Meaning

English

intimate or teasing form of address
one's elder
sensei
title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
teacher
instructor
master

Reading

Kana

せんせい

Romaji

sensei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Related Words 教師,教員,教諭,講師,担任,生徒,学生,学校 Rank 3594 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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先生に就く

せんせいにつく

to study under (a teacher)

先生と言われるほどの馬鹿でなし

せんせいといわれるほどのばかでなし

I don't fall for flattery

先生の述

せんせいのじゅつ

teachers statement (expounding)

節先生

たかしせんせい

successive teacher

保健室の先生

ほけんしつのせんせい

school nurse

担任の先生

たんにんのせんせい

class teacher

人生の先輩

じんせいのせんぱい

older person with more life experience

先月

せんげつ

last month

先行き

さきいき

the future

先日

せんじつ

the other day

先に

さきに

beforehand

先だって

せんだって

the other day

Example Sentences

先生なの？

Are you a teacher?

先生です。

She is a teacher.

彼は先生です。

He is a teacher.

父は先生です。

My father is a teacher.

先生のこと好き？

Do you like your teachers?

先生が教える。

The teacher teaches.

先生が教えた。

The teacher taught that.

私は先生です。

I'm a teacher.

私も先生です。

I am a teacher, too.

先生に頼もう。

Let's ask the teacher.

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