Definition of 先生 (せんせい)

せんせい

先生

せんせい

sensei

JLPT N5

Common word

noun

teacher, instructor, master

noun, noun (suffix)

sensei, title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.(honorific language)

noun

intimate or teasing form of address(familiar language, humerous)

1 more definitions

one's elder(archaism)(orig. meaning)

Related Kanji

先	before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
生	life, genuine, birth

Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 882 results)

せんせい

先生

、

ありがとう

Thank you, Doctor

せんせい

はい

あと

かれ

はな

They carried on talking even after the teacher came in

な

せんせい

はい

No sooner had the bell rung than the teacher came into the classroom

せんせい

先生

は

２

じかん

時間

はな

話し

つづ

続けた

The teacher went on talking for two hours

スタイン

せんせい

しんさつ

Dr. Stein will be with you shortly

せんせい

はな

The teacher talked on and on

平山

せんせい

たいへん

うま

おし

Mr Hirayama teaches very well

せんせい

There are teachers and then there are teachers

せんせい

つた

Please remember me to your teacher

かのじょ

だいり

えいご

せんせい

I can't take the place of her as an English teacher

せんせい

ていしゅつ

あと

、

わたし

べつ

か

はじ

After I had handed in my report to the teacher, I had to start writing another

せんせい

ちきゅう

まる

The teacher said that the earth is round

せんせい

としょかん

い

べんきょう

ていあん

The teacher suggested that we go to the library to study

ちこく

せんせい

I was scolded by the teacher for being late

せんせい

There are teachers and teachers

せんせい

そうだん

Why not talk it over with your teacher

わたし

がっこう

としした

せんせい

わか

The youngest teacher at our school is not so young

ヤング

せんせい

やさ

Miss Young is very kind

せんせい

い

Yesterday the teacher told us that he would give us a test today

せんせい

え

もち

かれ

りろん

せつめい

The teacher illustrated his theory with pictures

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