English

Etymology
From Ja. �� sensei, literally "one who lived before".

Noun
en-noun|plsensei|pl2senseis

1. The Japanese term for teacher. It has been adopted into English mostly for use with martial arts instructors. Sensei of martial arts usually live and/or work at a dojo where they instruct their apprentices.

Category:Japanese derivations

Japanese

Noun
ja-noun|r|hira=����

1. ��: teacher (literally, "one who lived before")
2. ��: preemption
3. 宣�: oath
4. ��: autocracy
5. ��: Confucius

Suffix
ja-pos|r|suffix|hira=����

1. ��: A title used after the name of teachers, doctors, lawyers, or certain other professionals.

pt:sensei
tr:sensei

• 2007-09-03 00:49 - Tohru - /* English */ restored the second plural; Japanese grammar is almost irrelevant here

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