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先輩

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先輩

noun せんぱい

  1. 先に生まれた人。
  2. 年齢、地位、経験、学問、技術などで自分より上の人。
  3. 同じ学校や職場に先に入った人。

Opposite: 後生, 後輩

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noun

Opposite: 後生, 後輩

In English

  • senior someone older than someone else
  • upperclassman a senior student in a school or college
  • senpai upperclassman or elder student, in the context of Japan

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"先輩." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ja/%E5%85%88%E8%BC%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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先輩. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E5%85%88%E8%BC%A9

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"先輩." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E5%85%88%E8%BC%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {先輩},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E5%85%88%E8%BC%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}