JLPT N4 · Noun

先輩 (senpai)

先輩 (せんぱい, senpai) is a Japanese noun meaning “senior (at school, work, etc.); superior”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せんぱい
Romaji: senpai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor · noun, suffix

Example sentences

私たちは彼をよき先輩として尊敬している。

We respect him as a good senior.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 先輩

先

before, ahead, previousセン・さき・ま.ず · 6 strokes

輩

comrade, fellow, peopleハイ・-ばら・やから · 15 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 先輩.

先さきpoint先月せんげつlast month先週せんしゅうlast week先生せんせいteacher先日せんじつthe other day先行せんこうgoing ahead先程さきほどa short while ago先祖せんぞancestor先端せんたんpointed end先頭せんとうhead (of a line, group, etc.)祖先そせんancestorお先におさきにbefore真っ先まっさきthe head先々月せんせんげつmonth before last

Source: JMdict entry 1388410 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.