Sensei

//ˈsɛnseɪ//

Synonyms for "sensei" (3 found)

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Closest matches (1)

Noun(1 words)
shifu

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)
sifu

Related words (1)

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Related terms

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Translations

29 translations across 16 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • مُدَرِّب noun (martial arts instructor)

Chinese

1 entries
  • 師傅 /师傅 noun (martial arts instructor)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 師傅 /师傅 noun (martial arts instructor)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 師傅 /师傅 noun (martial arts instructor)

Finnish

1 entries
  • mestari noun (martial arts instructor)

French

2 entries
  • sensei noun (martial arts instructor)
  • sensei noun (Japanese language teacher)

Galician

1 entries
  • sensei noun (martial arts instructor)

German

2 entries
  • Sensei noun (martial arts instructor)
  • Sensei noun (Japanese language teacher)

Greek

1 entries
  • σενσέι noun (martial arts instructor)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • sensei noun (martial arts instructor)
  • sensei noun (Japanese language teacher)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 先生 noun (martial arts instructor)
  • 先生 noun (Japanese language teacher)
  • 先生 noun (teacher in the context of Japan)

Korean

3 entries
  • 선생 noun (martial arts instructor)
  • 선생님 noun (martial arts instructor)
  • 센세이 noun (teacher in the context of Japan)

Persian

2 entries
  • سنسی noun (martial arts instructor)
  • سنسی noun (Japanese language teacher)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • sensei noun (martial arts instructor)
  • sensei noun (Japanese language teacher)

Russian

4 entries
  • ма́стер noun (martial arts instructor)
  • сенсе́й noun (martial arts instructor)
  • сэнсэ́й noun (martial arts instructor)
  • сэнсэ́й noun (Japanese language teacher)

Spanish

2 entries
  • sensei noun (martial arts instructor)
  • senséi noun (martial arts instructor)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

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Tom calls his karate teacher Sensei.

Source: tatoeba (1095698)

Hiroshi is a karate sensei.

Source: tatoeba (10289726)

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