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先(せん)輩(ぱい)

せんぱいsenpai

Very commonNoun

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. nounsuffix

    senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor

    See also: 後(こう)輩(はい)See also: 同(どう)輩(はい)

Example sentences 160

僕(ぼく)の先(せん)輩(ぱい)たちは、純(じゅん)粋(すい)な好(こう)奇(き)心(しん)を抱(いだ)いて自(じ)分(ぶん)たちの疑(ぎ)問(もん)を自(し)然(ぜん)に問(と)いかけ、自(し)然(ぜん)が答(こた)えるのを待(ま)った。

  • My predecessors had asked their questions of nature with genuine curiosity and awaited her reply.

「亜(あ)佐(さ)美(み)先(せん)輩(ぱい)が、ヒロシくんが真(さな)田(だ)先(せん)輩(ぱい)とキスした~って泣(な)き喚(わめ)いていたので」「な、泣(な)き喚(わめ)いてないよ~」

  • "Asami was bawling that you had kissed Sanada so" "I didn't bawl!"

「あ、は、はい・・・ごめん、玲(れい)姉(ねえ)」「コラ。幾(いく)ら親(しん)戚(せき)とはいえ、私(わたし)は先(せん)輩(ぱい)医(い)師(し)よ?院(いん)内(ない)ではちゃんとケジメをつけなさい」

  • "Ah, y-yes ... Sorry, Coz." "Hey! You might be my relative but here I'm your senior and a doctor. Keep things straight while you're in the hospital!"

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