先輩

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先	輩

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Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA: [sẽ̞ɴpa̠i]

Noun

先輩 (hiragana せんぱい, romaji senpai)

1. a senior, one who has seniority

Suffix

先輩 (hiragana せんぱい, romaji -senpai)

1. applied as an honorific to the name of one who is senior or has seniority

Antonyms

• 後輩 (-kōhai)

Related terms

• 先生 (-sensei)