先輩 — meaning in English

English meaning

• senior adj Higher in rank, age, or status.
• senpai noun In Japanese culture, a more senior or experienced person in a school, workplace, or art form, who acts as a kind of mentor to those below them.

Senses

先輩 is used for these senses in English:

• senior Someone older than someone else (with possessive). [from 15th c.]
• senpai (anime, _, and, _, manga, fandom slang) An upperclassman or elder student, in the context of Japan.
• upperclassman (US) A junior or senior student in a school or college.

senior — full definition

1. adj Higher in rank, age, or status.
2. noun A student in their final year of high school or university.
3. noun An older person, especially one of retirement age.

Related Japanese words