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.”). Doublet of sinseh, from Hokkien 先生 (sin-seⁿ).
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Noun edit
sensei (plural sensei or senseis)
- A martial arts instructor; especially one for a Japanese martial art.
- A Japanese (language) teacher (sometimes used as a suffix attached to the name of a teacher, principally in translations from Japanese).
- A teacher, guide or mentor, in the context of Japan.
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French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (sensei).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “sensei” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
sensei
Palauan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (せんせい sensei).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈsensei/ [ˈsẽn.sei̯]
- Rhymes: -ensei
- Syllabification: sen‧sei
- IPA(key): /ˈsense/ [ˈsẽn.se]
- Rhymes: -ense
Noun edit
sensei m (plural senseis)
- sensei (martial arts instructor)
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