後輩

こうはい

Meanings

1. Noun junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student See also: 先輩 (せんぱい).

Kanji

• 後 after. Read as コウ.
• 輩 fellow. Read as ハイ.

Example sentences

• 俺も後輩にアドバイスする歳になったか。
  I guess I've reached the age where I have to dispense advice to my underlings.
• トムは高校の後輩です。
  Tom and I went to the same high school.
• トムは高校時代の1つ下の後輩です。
  Tom and I went to the same high school. He was a year behind me.
• トムは高校の2コ下の後輩です。
  Tom and I went to the same high school. He was two years below me.
• 高校時代に入ってたクラブは、先輩後輩の仲がとってもよかったよ。
  Clubs I entered in high school were super good for gaining familiarity with my juniors and seniors.

Common phrases

• 後輩に当たる
• 後輩である
• 後輩を指導する

Words containing 後輩

• 先輩後輩 (せんぱいこうはい) one's seniors and juniors

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