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先生

せんせい

Readings

せんせい

Meanings

  1. 1.
    nteacher; instructor; master
  2. 2.
    n, n-sufsensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
  3. 3.
    nintimate or teasing form of address
  4. 4.
    none's elder

Kanji breakdown

先
N26 strokesGrade 1
生
N25 strokesGrade 1

Example sentences

われわれの先生は真の意味で紳士です。

Our teacher is a gentleman in the true sense of the word.

ぼくはジョーンズ先生に作文を直してもらった。

I had my composition corrected by Mr Jones.

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先生せんせい

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

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