senpai

Meaning

  1. The senior member of a group in Japanese arts; a mentor.
  2. (slang) An upperclassman or elder student, in the context of Japan.

Translations

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɛnpaɪ/
Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 先(せん)輩(ぱい) (senpai). Doublet of sunbae.

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