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語源

Borrowed from Japanese 先生(せんせい) (sensei, “teacher; elder”), from Middle Chinese 先生 (MC sen sraeng, “master, elder”), from 先 (MC sen, “earlier, first”) + 生 (MC sraeng, “born”). Compare modern Mandarin 先生 (xiānshēng, “Mr.”). Doublet of sinseh, from Hokkien 先生 (sin-seⁿ).

発音

• IPA: /ˈsɛnseɪ/
• 韻: -ɛnseɪ

名詞

sensei (plural sensei or senseis)

1. A martial arts instructor; especially one for a Japanese martial art.

   Synonyms: sifu, shifu

2. A Japanese (language) teacher (sometimes used as a suffix attached to the name of a teacher, principally in translations from Japanese).
3. A teacher, guide or mentor, in the context of Japan.

関連する語

• sinseh

アナグラム

• Essien, Neises, Neisse, Nessie, Nieses, Sinese, in esse, insees, sees in, seines