先生（せんせい）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 3
Meaning: teacher
Etymology
Loanword from Chinese “xiānshēng”.
Example sentences
- わからないところを先生に質問した。 — I asked the teacher about the parts I didn't understand.
- 彼は高校の数学の先生だ。 — He's a high school math teacher.
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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