Definitions For Sensei

Noun

SENSEI (plural sensei or senseis) 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. a Japanese (language) teacher. a suffix attached to the name of a teacher (principally in translations from Japanese)

Synonyms

martial arts instructor sifu, shifu

Translations

Arabic: مُدَرِّب, m Chinese: : Cantonese: 師傅}}, {{t, yue, 师傅 (si1 fu6, si1 fu2) : Mandarin: 師傅, 师傅, tr=shīfu : Min Nan: 師傅, 师傅 (sai-hū) Finnish: mestari French: sensei, m German: Sensei, m Greek: σενσέι, m Indonesian: sensei Japanese: 先生, tr=せんせい, sensei Korean: 선생, 선생님 {{q, honorific}} Persian: سنسی (sensey) Portuguese: sensei, m Russian: сэнсэ́й, m, ма́стер, m, сенсе́й, m Spanish: sensei, m French: sensei, m German: Sensei, m Indonesian: sensei Japanese: 先生, tr=せんせい, sensei Persian: سنسی (sensey) Portuguese: sensei, m Russian: сэнсэ́й, m

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, ja, -}} {{ja-r, 先生, せんせい, teacher; elder}}, from {{ltc-l, 先生, master, elder, id=1,1}}, from {{ltc-l, 先, earlier, first, id=1,1}} + {{ltc-l, 生, born, id=1,1}}. Compare modern {{cog, cmn, -}} {{zh-l, 先生, Mr.}}