sensei

See also: -sensei

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (sensei, “teacher; elder”), from Middle Chinese 先生 (sen-ʂænɡ, “master, elder”), from 先 (“earlier, first”) + 生 (“born”). Compare modern Mandarin 先生 (xiānshēng, “Mr.”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛnseɪ/

Noun

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.
a suffix attached to the name of a teacher (principally in translations from Japanese)

Synonyms

(martial arts instructor): sifu, shifu

Translations

martial arts instructor

Arabic: مدرب‎‎ (ar) m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 師傅, 师傅 (si¹ fu⁶, si¹ fu²)

Mandarin: 師傅 (zh), 师傅 (zh) (shīfu)

Min Nan: 師傅 (zh-min-nan), 师傅 (sai-hū)
Finnish: mestari (fi)
French: sensei (fr) m
German: Sensei m

Greek: σενσέι (el) m (senséi)
Japanese: 先生 (ja) (sensei)
Korean: 선생 (ko) (seonsaeng), 선생님 (ko) (seonsaengnim)
Persian: سنسی‎‎ (sensi)
Portuguese: sensei (pt) m
Russian: сэнсэ́й (ru) m (sɛnsɛ́j), ма́стер (ru) m (máster), сенсе́й (ru) m (senséj)
Spanish: sensei m

a Japanese teacher

French: sensei (fr) m
German: Sensei m
Japanese: 先生 (ja) (sensei)

Persian: سنسی‎‎ (sensi)
Portuguese: sensei (pt) m
Russian: сэнсэ́й (ru) (sɛnsɛ́j)

Anagrams

Neisse, Nessie, Nieses, Sinese, in esse, insees, sees in, seines

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (せんせい sensei).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɛn.sɛj/

Noun

sensei m (plural senseis)

sensei (martial arts instructor)

Japanese

Romanization

sensei

Rōmaji transcription of せんせい

Palauan

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (せんせい sensei).

Noun

sensei

teacher

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (sensei).

Noun

sensei m (plural senseis)

sensei (martial arts instructor)
sensei (a Japanese teacher or master)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (sensei).

Noun

sensei m (plural senseis)

sensei (martial arts instructor)

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