senpai

Meaning

Noun

The senior member of a group in Japanese arts; a mentor.
An upperclassman or elder student.

Related

Opposite words

kohai

Origin

Japanese 先輩, from Middle Chinese 先 ("first, former") + 輩. Compare Mandarin 先輩 ("elders"). sunbae.

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