だい
大
せん
先
ぱい
輩

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. someone who is greatly one's senior, veteran.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
だい
大
せん
先
ぱい
輩
 大先輩 だいせんぱい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
before, ahead, previous
セン　さき　ま.ず (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
comrade, fellow, people
ハイ　ともがら　やから (7th, 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 (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ