単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#219 most used

先生

せんせい3

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

teacher

ITS KANJI

先previousread せん here43 words ›生liferead せい here78 words ›

IN A SENTENCE

He is my teacher.

from Tatoeba · atitarev

IN OTHER SENTENCES

They are teachers.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

MEANINGS

1

teacher; instructor; master

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

2

sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.

noun · suffix

3

intimate or teasing form of address

noun

4

one's elder

noun

SOUNDS THE SAME

先制head start; initiativeせんせい
宣誓oath; abjuration; pledgeせんせい · not in tangoya
専制despotism; autocracyせんせい · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#219 most used

Written先生 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium