Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A teacher or mentor, especially of a martial art.
- noun Used as a form of address for such a person.
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- noun Japanese term for
teacher . It has been adopted into English mostly for use withmartial arts instructors. Sensei of martial arts usually live and/or work at adojo where they instruct theirapprentices . A live-in apprentice is also calleduchi-deshi .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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When addressing a teacher in the West, a student might say, “Excuse me, Mr. Smith,” but in Japan, the term sensei without a name is sufficient.
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We use Japanese in our class, but I guess our sensei is a traditionalist.
Thursday's Musical Interlude Ulysses 2009
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It might take a decade to happen, but we all know it will, because our sensei is just that good.
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It might take a decade to happen, but we all know it will, because our sensei is just that good.
Innovation 2010
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It might take a decade to happen, but we all know it will, because our sensei is just that good.
the "Ed" 2009
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I even marathoned the manga (all 148 chapters in one sitting) right after seeing episode 1 and ended up sleeping at 4 am. xDD Adachi-sensei is really doing a great job in writing it.
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It might take a decade to happen, but we all know it will, because our sensei is just that good.
Pop Culture 2010
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It might take a decade to happen, but we all know it will, because our sensei is just that good.
Creativity 2010
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It might take a decade to happen, but we all know it will, because our sensei is just that good.
the "Ed" 2009
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Koizumi confirms this adding that Maity-sensei is coming as well.
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