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先輩せんぱい (senpai)

senior

  • JLPT N4
  • noun
  • Pitch 0
  • #2316 most frequent

Meaning

先輩 (せんぱい, senpai) is a JLPT N4 noun meaning “senior”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

日本人にっぽんじんは先輩せんぱい、後輩こうはいの関係かんけいをとても大切たいせつに考かんがえます。

Japanese people value the relationship between seniors and juniors.

彼かれは仕事しごとの上うえでは私わたしの先輩せんぱいだ。

He has more experience on the job than I.

先輩はフランス語がお上手だ。

My senior is good at French.

彼女かのじょは先輩せんぱいを追い越おいこして昇進しょうしんした。

She was promoted over the heads of her seniors.

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