せんせい

先 生

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    teacher, instructor, master

    • 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.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix

    sensei, title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
    honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language

    • 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.

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    intimate or teasing form of address
    familiar language
    jocular, humorous term

  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    one's elder
    orig. meaning
    archaic