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sensei.

sensei

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɛnsei̯/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsen.sei̯]Standard-Indonesian

  1. sensei

  2. sensei, a suffix attached to the name of a teacher (principally in translations from Japanese)

    Yamada-sensei
Where this word comes from

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.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.