"kohai" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: kohais [plural], kohai [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 後輩 (kōhai, literally “later cohort”). Doublet of hoobae. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|後輩|lit=later cohort|tr=kōhai}} Japanese 後輩 (kōhai, literally “later cohort”), {{doublet|en|hoobae}} Doublet of hoobae Head templates: {{en-noun|+|kohai}} kohai (plural kohais or kohai)
  1. A junior member of a group in Japanese arts; mentee.
    Sense id: en-kohai-en-noun-B9WNpKnY
  2. (anime and manga, fandom slang) An underclassman or younger student. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Japanese fiction, Education, People Categories (place): Japan
    Sense id: en-kohai-en-noun-XKqCOqu5 Disambiguation of Education: 0 100 Disambiguation of People: 1 99 Disambiguation of Japan: 7 93 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Topics: anime, broadcasting, comics, film, lifestyle, literature, manga, media, publishing, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kōhai

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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