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Definition and Synonyms for 先輩
| 1. | 年長 | 自分より年上の人 |
| Senior | a person who is older than you are | |
| Synonyms: | シニア, 上, 上, 上, 上, 上長, 先輩, 年上, 年嵩, 年長, 年長者, 目上, 長上 | |
| 2. | 目上 | 主に勤続年数が長いという理由で他者よりも高い地位にあること |
| Higher Rank | higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service | |
| Synonyms: | 上席, 先輩, 古参, 目上 |
Meanings for each kanji in 先輩
| » | 先 | before; ahead; previous; future; precedence |
| » | 輩 | comrade; fellow; people; companions |
Categories 先輩 is a member of
| 1. | 成人 | 進んで成熟からの十分に発達した人 |
| Adult | a fully developed person from maturity onward | |
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| 2. | 上級の地位 | |
| High Status | a position of superior status | |
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Sample Sentences for 先輩
先輩は、嫌味なくらいの完璧超人でしたからね。だから逆にその「癖」は先輩の可愛げ・・・というか、チャームポイントでしたよ。
You were always a perfect 'superhuman' to an infuriating extent, and so that 'habit' was actually one of your cute, or rather charming, attributes.
僕の先輩たちは、純粋な好奇心を抱いて自分たちの疑問を自然に問いかけ、自然が答えるのを待った。
My predecessors had asked their questions of nature with genuine curiosity and awaited her reply.
トムは高校の2つ上の先輩です。
Tom and I went to the same high school. He was two years above me.
Comments for 先輩
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こんにちは
I am a beginner so my question may sound very simple,
in sentence 私の先輩たちはみんなひどい。
what is the meaning of たち, I think it has something to do with 先輩 but I couldn't figure out what?
If somebody could answer me I would be very grateful.
#1 Posted by Quince Blossom over 7 years ago
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たち is used to pluralize the word. So it means: "All my senpais are terrible."
I should be more specific, It is used to pluralize people and some animals. Common exception is birds and rabbits which take their own counter わ. You should probably learn twenty counters, and get that out of the way.