Word
先輩
せんぱい
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CommonJLPT N4
Meanings
- Noun · Suffix
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
In Spanish
sufijo que indica mayor antigüedad que uno en el trabajo escuela etc
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
先輩、ソフトクリームおごってくれませんか。
Senpai, would you buy me some soft ice cream?
Senpai, ¿me invitaría un helado de máquina?
Tatoeba #1331178(opens in a new tab)お父さんと話してると、やっぱ人生の先輩だなあって思う。
Whenever I talk to my father, I realize that he has a lot more experience than I do.
Cuando hablo con mi papá, me doy cuenta de que es mucho más sabio que yo.
Tatoeba #3169407(opens in a new tab)私たちは彼をよき先輩として尊敬している。
We respect him as a good senior.
Tatoeba #165249(opens in a new tab)彼は仕事の上では私の先輩だ。
He has more experience on the job than I.
Tatoeba #106634(opens in a new tab)