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Pronunciation / Transliteration: varishta margdarshak
"कार्यालय में मेरे वरिष्ठ मार्गदर्शक ने मेरी बहुत मदद की।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A senior colleague, mentor, or upperclassman in a school, work, or sports setting who offers guidance to a junior.
"My senpai at the firm taught me how to handle difficult client negotiations." - 2
An experienced person in a specific field or hobby who holds a higher status than a newcomer (kohai).
"As an aspiring manga artist, she looked up to her senpai for artistic critique."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Japanese 先輩 (senpai), composed of 先 (sen, ahead or previous) and 輩 (pai, companion or peer). Historically established in Japanese social and educational hierarchies to denote a senior colleague, mentor, or upperclassman.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Senpai" is said worldwide
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mentor
Transliteration: mentor
"Il est mon mentor au sein de l'entreprise."
Mentor
Transliteration: mentor
"Er ist mein Mentor und hilft mir bei der Arbeit."
mentore
Transliteration: mentore
"Il mio mentore mi ha guidato durante i primi mesi."
mentor
Transliteration: mentor
"Mi mentor en la empresa me enseñó todo lo que sé."
mentor
Transliteration: mentor
"Ele é meu mentor no escritório."
वरिष्ठ मार्गदर्शक
Transliteration: varishta margdarshak
"कार्यालय में मेरे वरिष्ठ मार्गदर्शक ने मेरी बहुत मदद की।"
学长
Transliteration: xuézhǎng
"学长耐心地教我如何使用这个系统。"
선배
Transliteration: seonbae
"회사에서 선배가 업무를 가르쳐 주었습니다."
先輩
Transliteration: senpai
"先輩に仕事のやり方を教えてもらいました。"
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