sensei

English

Etymology

From Japanese 先生 sensei, literally ‘one who lived before’.

Noun

sensei (plural sensei or senseis)

1. Japanese term for teacher. It has been adopted into English mostly for use with martial arts instructors. 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

Anagrams

• Nessie
• sees in
• seines

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Japanese

Noun

sensei (hiragana せんせい)

1. 先生: teacher (literally, "one who lived before")
2. 先制: preemption
3. 宣誓: oath
4. 専制: autocracy
5. 先聖: Confucius