сенсей

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Russian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 先生(せんせい) (sensei, teacher; elder).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: сэнсэ́й)

Noun

сенсе́й (sɛnsɛ́jm anim (genitive сенсе́я, nominative plural сенсе́и, genitive plural сенсе́ев)

  1. sensei (a martial arts instructor)
  2. a Japanese (language) teacher.

Declension