せん
先
ぱい
輩

noun

  1. senior (at work or school), superior, elder, older graduate, progenitor, old-timer.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せん
先
ぱい
輩
 先輩 せんぱい ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

before, ahead, previous
セン　さき　ま.ず (1st, N5)
cow, (牛 variant)
person, (人 variant)
above
ジョウ　うえ　うわ-
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
comrade, fellow, people
ハイ　ともがら　やから (Early Jr. High, N1)
un-, mistake, negative
ヒ　あら.ず (5th, N3)
car
シャ　くるま　くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る　コウ　わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン　あき.らか　あきら (Late High School, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ