Word Meaning 先輩

せんぱい sempai

先輩 is read as せんぱい (sempai) and means senior (at work or school).

Meaning

English

  1. senior (at work or school)
  2. superior
  3. elder
  4. older graduate
  5. progenitor
  6. old-timer

Reading

Kana

せんぱい

Romaji

sempai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 後輩 Related Words 後輩,同僚,上司,無礼講,年長者,説教,うざい,うざったい Rank 3647 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

先輩後輩

せんぱいこうはい

one's seniors and juniors

先輩面をする

せんぱいづらをする

to put on an air of seniority

先輩ママ

せんぱいまま

(more) experienced mother

先輩風を吹かす

せんぱいかぜをふかす

to put on a patronizing air

人生の先輩

じんせいのせんぱい

older person with more life experience

大先輩

だいせんぱい

someone who is greatly one's senior

先端

せんたん

forefront

先遣

せんけん

sending ahead

先駆

せんく

outrider

先駆ける

さきがける

to do (something) before (something or someone else)

先陣

せんじん

vanguard

先駆け

さきがけ

leading an attack

Example Sentences

10

Tom and I went to the same high school.

Tom and I went to the same high school. He was two years above me.

Tom and I went to the same high school. He was a year ahead of me.

Senpai, would you buy me some soft ice cream?

Mx. Tanaka is a senior from the fencing club during my college days.

Whenever I talk to my father, I realize that he has a lot more experience than I do.

Clubs I entered in high school were super good for gaining familiarity with my juniors and seniors.

Our current students have been planning on giving beautiful bouquets of flowers to seniors who have helped them.

"Asami was bawling that you had kissed Sanada so" "I didn't bawl!"

"Ah, y-yes ... Sorry, Coz." "Hey! You might be my relative but here I'm your senior and a doctor. Keep things straight while you're in the hospital!"