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先輩

せんぱい

senpai

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先輩 · senior (at school, work, etc.)

先輩 is read せんぱい (senpai) and means senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder.

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  • Calling a student a year above you at school or in your club, Tanaka: 田中_ 先輩Honorifics

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