先輩
せんぱい
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate
JLPT N4 Common word Genki L22
Meanings
Noun
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
Example sentences
トムは高校の先輩です。
Tom and I went to the same high school.
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He has more experience on the job than I.
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Tom and I went to the same high school. He was two years above me.
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She was promoted over the heads of her seniors.
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Tom and I went to the same high school. He was a year ahead of me.
More examples (10)
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They congratulated their 'sempai' on his promotion.
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We look up to him as a good senior.
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We respect him as a good senior.
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?
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The club members agreed to present the seniors with a brooch each.
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Mx. Tanaka is a senior from the fencing club during my college days.
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Who said you can swagger around like that just because you're one year ahead of me?
在校生たちは、お世話になった先輩たちにきれいな花束を贈る計画を立てていた。
Our current students have been planning on giving beautiful bouquets of flowers to seniors who have helped them.
僕の先輩たちは、純粋な好奇心を抱いて自分たちの疑問を自然に問いかけ、自然が答えるのを待った。
My predecessors had asked their questions of nature with genuine curiosity and awaited her reply.
「亜佐美先輩が、ヒロシくんが真田先輩とキスした～って泣き喚いていたので」「な、泣き喚いてないよ～」
"Asami was bawling that you had kissed Sanada so" "I didn't bawl!"