先輩

せんぱい

Meanings

Noun, Suffix senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor See also: 後輩 (こうはい). See also: 同輩 (どうはい).

我々は彼をよき先輩として尊敬している。
We look up to him as a good senior.
一年先輩だからって、そんなに威張らなくていいじゃない。
Who said you can swagger around like that just because you're one year ahead of me?
「あ、は、はい・・・ごめん、玲姉」「コラ。幾ら親戚とはいえ、私は先輩医師よ？院内ではちゃんとケジメをつけなさい」
"Ah, y-yes ... Sorry, Coz." "Hey! You might be my relative but here I'm your senior and a doctor. Keep things straight while you're in the hospital!"
彼らは先輩に昇進おめでとうと言った。
They congratulated their colleague on his promotion.
トムは高校の先輩です。
Tom and I went to the same high school.

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