sensei

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.3 Anagrams 2 Japanese 2.1 Noun 2.2 Suffix

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Japanese 先生 sensei, literally "one who lived before".

[edit] Noun

sensei (plural sensei or senseis)

1. The 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.

[edit] Synonyms

• sifu

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of eeinss
• Nessie
• sees in
• seines

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] 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

[edit] Suffix

sensei (hiragana せんせい)

1. 先生: A title used after the name of teachers, doctors, lawyers, or certain other professionals.