noun · rare

sensei

сэнсэй, мастер, сенсей

Sensei

A martial arts instructorA martial arts instructor; especially one for a Japanese martial art.

/ˈsɛnseɪ/

» Tom calls his karate teacher Sensei.

Tom nennt seinen Karatelehrer Sensei.

Meaning

3 senses

A martial arts instructor; especially one for a Japanese martial art.
Sensei
сэнсэ́йsɛnsɛ́j, ма́стерmáster, сенсе́йsenséj
A Japanese (language) teacher (sometimes used as a suffix attached to the name of a teacher, principally in translations from Japanese).
Sensei
сэнсэ́йsɛnsɛ́j
A teacher, guide or mentor, in the context of Japan.

Examples

2 sentences

Tom calls his karate teacher Sensei.
deTom nennt seinen Karatelehrer Sensei.
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Hiroshi is a karate sensei.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

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martial arts instructor:

Deutsch

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martial arts instructor:

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 先生(せんせい) (sensei, “teacher; elder”), from Middle Chinese 先生 (MC sen

Borrowed from Japanese 先生(せんせい) (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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