선배

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 先輩, from 先 (“prior”) + 輩 (“group”). Doublet of 센빠이 (senppai).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹nbɛ] ~ [sʰʌ̹nbe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [선배/선베]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonbae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seonbae
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnbae
Yale Romanization?	senpay

Noun

선배 • (seonbae) (hanja 先輩)

1. a senior or elder in an organization
2. an upperclassman

Antonyms

• 후배 (後輩, hubae)

Descendants

• → English: sunbae, seonbae
• → Japanese: ソンベ (sonbe)