sensei

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛnseɪ/

sensei (plural sensei or senseis)

1. 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.

   Synonyms: sifu, shifu

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

• Essien, Neises, Neisse, Nessie, Nieses, Sinese, in esse, insees, sees in, seines

Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (せんせい sensei).

• IPA^(key): /sɛn.sɛj/

sensei m (plural senseis)

1. sensei (martial arts instructor)

Borrowed from Japanese 先生(せんせい) (sensei, “teacher; elder”), from Middle Chinese 先生 (sen-ʂænɡ, “master, elder”), from 先 (“earlier, first”) + 生 (“born”). Compare Min Nan 先生 (sin-seⁿ, “doctor, physician, teacher”). Doublet of sinse.

• IPA^(key): /sen.sei/
• Hyphenation: sén‧séi

sensei (first-person possessive senseiku, second-person possessive senseimu, third-person possessive senseinya)

1. a martial arts instructor.
2. a Japanese (language) teacher.
3. a suffix attached to the name of a teacher (principally in translations from Japanese)

   Yamada-sensei

• sinse

• “sensei” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

sensei

1. Rōmaji transcription of せんせい

Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (せんせい sensei).

sensei

1. teacher

Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (sensei).

• Hyphenation: sen‧sei

sensei m or f by sense (plural senseis)

1. sensei (martial arts instructor)
2. sensei (a Japanese teacher or master)

Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (sensei).

sensei m (plural senseis)

1. sensei (martial arts instructor)