sensei
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (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.”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sensei (plural sensei or senseis)
- A martial arts instructor. Sensei of martial arts usually live and/or work at a dojo where they instruct their apprentices. A live-in apprentice is also called uchi-deshi.
- A Japanese (language) teacher (sometimes used as a suffix attached to the name of a teacher, principally in translations from Japanese).
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French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (せんせい sensei).
Pronunciation edit
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sensei m (plural senseis)
- sensei (martial arts instructor)
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (sensei, “teacher; elder”), from Middle Chinese 先生 (sen-ʂænɡ, “master, elder”), from 先 (“earlier, first”) + 生 (“born”). Compare Min Nan 先生 (sin-seⁿ, “doctor, physician, teacher”). Doublet of sinse.
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Noun edit
sensei (first-person possessive senseiku, second-person possessive senseimu, third-person possessive senseinya)
- a martial arts instructor.
- a Japanese (language) teacher.
- a suffix attached to the name of a teacher (principally in translations from Japanese)
- Yamada-sensei
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Further reading edit
- “sensei” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
sensei
Palauan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (せんせい sensei).
Pronunciation edit
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sensei
References edit
- sensei in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
- sensei in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
- sensei in Lewis S. Josephs; Edwin G. McManus; Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 305.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (sensei).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: sen‧sei
Noun edit
sensei m or f by sense (plural senseis)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (sensei).
Noun edit
sensei m (plural senseis)
- sensei (martial arts instructor)