"sensei" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsɛnseɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-sensei.wav [US] Forms: sensei [plural], senseis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 先生(せんせい) (sensei, “teacher; elder”), from Middle Chinese 先生 (MC sen sraeng, “master, elder”), from 先 (MC sen, “earlier, first”) + 生 (MC sraeng, “born”). Compare modern Mandarin 先生 (xiānshēng, “Mr.”). Doublet of sinseh, from Hokkien 先生 (sin-seⁿ). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|先生|せんせい|teacher; elder}} 先生(せんせい) (sensei, “teacher; elder”), {{der|en|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|先生|master, elder|id=1,1}} 先生 (MC sen sraeng, “master, elder”), {{ltc-l|先|earlier, first|id=1,1}} 先 (MC sen, “earlier, first”), {{ltc-l|生|born|id=1,1}} 生 (MC sraeng, “born”), {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|先生|Mr.}} 先生 (xiānshēng, “Mr.”), {{doublet|en|sinseh}} Doublet of sinseh, {{bor|en|nan-hbl|先生|nocat=1|tr=sin-seⁿ}} Hokkien 先生 (sin-seⁿ) Head templates: {{en-noun|sensei|s}} sensei (plural sensei or senseis)
  1. 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. Categories (topical): Martial arts, People Synonyms: sifu, shifu Translations (martial arts instructor): مُدَرِّب (mudarrib) [masculine] (Arabic), 師傅 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 师傅 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 師傅 (Chinese Cantonese), 师傅 (si¹ fu⁶, si¹ fu²) (Chinese Cantonese), 師傅 (Chinese Mandarin), 师傅 (shīfu, shīfù) (Chinese Mandarin), mestari (Finnish), sensei [masculine] (French), Sensei [masculine] (German), σενσέι (senséi) [masculine] (Greek), sensei (Indonesian), 先生 (sensei) (alt: せんせい) (Japanese), 선생 (seonsaeng) (alt: 先生) (Korean), 선생님 (seonsaengnim) [honorific] (Korean), سنسی (sensey) (Persian), sensei [masculine] (Portuguese), сэнсэ́й (sɛnsɛ́j) [masculine] (Russian), ма́стер (máster) [masculine] (Russian), сенсе́й (senséj) [masculine] (Russian), sensei [masculine] (Spanish), senséi (english: proper use of accent marks) [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sensei-en-noun-0rxLg8b5 Disambiguation of Martial arts: 86 14 Disambiguation of People: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'martial arts instructor': 94 6
  2. A Japanese (language) teacher (sometimes used as a suffix attached to the name of a teacher, principally in translations from Japanese). Categories (topical): People Translations (a Japanese teacher): sensei [masculine] (French), Sensei [masculine] (German), sensei (Indonesian), 先生 (sensei) (alt: せんせい) (Japanese), سنسی (sensey) (Persian), sensei [masculine] (Portuguese), сэнсэ́й (sɛnsɛ́j) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-sensei-en-noun-Z7cPMw8V Disambiguation of People: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'a Japanese teacher': 8 92

Noun [French]

IPA: /sɛn.sej/ Forms: senseis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (sensei). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|ja|先生|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=sensei|ts=}} Japanese 先生 (sensei), {{bor+|fr|ja|先生|tr=sensei}} Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (sensei) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} sensei m (plural senseis)
  1. sensei (martial arts instructor) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sensei-fr-noun-Nwxf2kTT Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Indonesian]

IPA: /sen.sei/ Forms: senseiku [first-person, possessive], senseimu [possessive, second-person], senseinya [possessive, third-person]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|id|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|先生|せんせい|teacher; elder}} 先生(せんせい) (sensei, “teacher; elder”), {{der|id|ltc|先生|t=master, elder|tr=sen-ʂænɡ}} Middle Chinese 先生 (sen-ʂænɡ, “master, elder”), {{m|ltc|先|t=earlier, first}} 先 (“earlier, first”), {{m|ltc|生|t=born}} 生 (“born”), {{cog|nan|先生|t=doctor, physician, teacher|tr=sin-seⁿ}} Min Nan 先生 (sin-seⁿ, “doctor, physician, teacher”), {{doublet|id|sinse}} Doublet of sinse Head templates: {{id-noun|sensei}} sensei (first-person possessive senseiku, second-person possessive senseimu, third-person possessive senseinya)
  1. a martial arts instructor.
    Sense id: en-sensei-id-noun-G~pVHCSj Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Indonesian terms with redundant script codes, Middle Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 27 38 35 Disambiguation of Indonesian terms with redundant script codes: 27 38 35 Disambiguation of Middle Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 35 37 27
  2. a Japanese (language) teacher.
    Sense id: en-sensei-id-noun-LpYHYHYj Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Indonesian terms with redundant script codes, Middle Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 27 38 35 Disambiguation of Indonesian terms with redundant script codes: 27 38 35 Disambiguation of Middle Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 35 37 27
  3. a suffix attached to the name of a teacher (principally in translations from Japanese)
    Sense id: en-sensei-id-noun-LgkeEjyT Categories (other): Indonesian usage examples with omitted translation, Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Indonesian terms with redundant script codes, Middle Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 27 38 35 Disambiguation of Indonesian terms with redundant script codes: 27 38 35 Disambiguation of Middle Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 35 37 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sinse

Romanization [Japanese]

Head templates: {{head|ja|romanization|head=|sc=Latn}} sensei
  1. Rōmaji transcription of せんせい Tags: Rōmaji, alt-of, romanization Alternative form of: せんせい
    Sense id: en-sensei-ja-romanization-6FhHB9a2 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese romanizations, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes

Noun [Palauan]

Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (せんせい sensei). Etymology templates: {{bor|pau|ja|先生|tr=せんせい sensei}} Japanese 先生 (せんせい sensei) Head templates: {{head|pau|noun}} sensei
  1. teacher Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-sensei-pau-noun-EFepYE4E Categories (other): Palauan entries with incorrect language header, Palauan entries with topic categories using raw markup

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /sẽˈsej/ [Brazil], [sẽˈseɪ̯] [Brazil], /sẽˈsɐj/ [Portugal], /sẽˈsɐj/ [Portugal], /sẽˈsej/ [Northern, Portugal], /sẽˈsej/ [Central, Portugal], /sẽˈse/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: senseis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (sensei). Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|ja|先生|tr=sensei}} Japanese 先生 (sensei) Head templates: {{pt-noun|mfbysense}} sensei m or f by sense (plural senseis)
  1. sensei (martial arts instructor) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-sensei-pt-noun-Nwxf2kTT Disambiguation of Occupations: 45 55 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 54 46
  2. sensei (a Japanese teacher or master) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-sensei-pt-noun-hKCWsgG8 Disambiguation of Occupations: 45 55 Categories (other): Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 54 46

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈsensei/, [ˈsẽn.sei̯], /ˈsense/, [ˈsẽn.se] Forms: senseis [plural]
Rhymes: -ensei, -ense Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (sensei). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|es|ja|先生|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=sensei|ts=}} Japanese 先生 (sensei), {{bor+|es|ja|先生|tr=sensei}} Borrowed from Japanese 先生 (sensei) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} sensei m (plural senseis)
  1. sensei (martial arts instructor) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sensei-es-noun-Nwxf2kTT Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sensei meaning in All languages combined (19.0kB)

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