センセイ
Meanings
Noun
1. teacher; instructor; master
Noun
Suffix
Honorific
2. sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
Noun
Familiar language
Humorous
3. intimate or teasing form of address
4. one's elder
orig. meaning
Pitch accent
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Top 40800
Composed of
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
life; living
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
doctors; teachers
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
Examples (200 in total)
"Are you a teacher?" "Yes!"
Is that the teacher?
The teacher doesn't teach.
The teacher is over there.
This person is a teacher.
They both are teachers.
I'm a good teacher.
I'm no longer a teacher.
She wanted to be a teacher.
Let's ask the teacher.
Do you like your teachers?
And you're a teacher, right?
Our teacher seemed angry.
I used to be a teacher.
My teacher is Mr. Haddad.
Are you a teacher or a student?
Is your father a teacher?
Our teacher is tired.
The teacher is sitting on a chair.
Doctor, my stomach hurts.
"Are you a teacher?" "Yes, that's right."
You're better at explaining than my teacher.
Who is your teacher?
Her occupation is teaching.
I'm a Japanese language teacher.
Who's the new teacher?
Let's leave the decision to our teacher.
This is my teacher's bag.
It seems the teacher was disappointed.
Could you be my teacher?
I don't understand what the teacher said.
Did you inform your teacher of this?
He will be a good teacher.
He is a very good teacher.
Have you ever been a teacher?
He says he wants to be a teacher.
He is said to have been a good teacher.
You may ask a question of that teacher.
This is a letter from my old teacher.
The teacher said, "That's all for today."
Where is the teacher's car?
I really want to be a good teacher.
Those are our teachers' cars.
The teacher is strict with his students.
He made his son a teacher.
The teacher finished today's lesson.
She is very good at imitating her teacher.
I introduced my father to the teacher.
His teacher should be strict with him.
The teacher took notice of the student's mistake.
My teacher has perfect trust in me.
He is married to a high school teacher.
Am I sick, Doctor?
When I grow up I will be a teacher, too.
The teacher assented to our plan.
Both his brothers are teachers.
I asked the teacher which was the better.
That teacher's class is interesting.
Your suggestion will be rejected by the teacher.
My teachers are very strict.
Is this sentence correct, teacher?
Is that man over there a teacher?
They are both good teachers.
The teacher approved his plan.
Ann apologized to her teacher for coming to school late.
That person is a teacher at this school.
What are you learning from the teacher?
The teacher and I sat face to face.
Who is your English teacher?
Compare your answers with the teacher's.
We will visit our teacher next week.
Every child bowed to the teacher.
The art teacher paints at night.
The girl asked her teacher a question.
I saw the teacher walk across the street.
The teacher looked around the classroom and started to talk.
The children tried to imitate their teacher.
I think that he's a good teacher.
I know you're a teacher.
I regarded him as a good teacher.
She speaks as if she were a teacher.
My dream is to become a teacher.
What do you think of the new teacher?
You should talk to the teacher yourself.
Before long, she will be a good teacher.
All the class waited for the new teacher.
I don't know the woman talking to our teacher.
I am not sure, but I think I want to be a teacher.
All our teachers were young and loved teaching.
The teacher praised our son.
Don't hesitate to ask your teacher a question.
Are you a teacher here or a student?
You ought to ask for your teacher's permission.
The new teacher is more like a friend than a teacher.
The teacher told us to be quiet.
Did she go to the station to see her teacher off?
While the teacher was teaching, the students slept.
Today the teacher has a present for everyone.
Our teacher sometimes speaks quickly.
The teacher opened the box and took out a ball.
He was respected both as a teacher and as a man.
The teacher scolded his students severely.
I miss my elementary school teachers.
The teacher taught them that the earth is round.
He is a teacher rather than a writer.
The teacher permitted the boy to go home.
The reason is that she is a wonderful teacher.
Mr Hashimoto started the engine.
Our teacher is a gentleman in the true sense of the word.
You should follow your teacher's advice.
My sister has made up her mind to be a teacher.
They listened to the teacher with their eyes shining.
The teacher made the students do a lot of homework.
We call our teacher "Doraemon" because he's fat.
Our teacher is not always kind to us.
The teacher handed the student a copy of the newspaper.
I'd like to see my art teacher this afternoon.
The teacher went on talking for two hours.
I always raise my hand, but the teacher never calls on me.
The teacher caught the student sleeping in class.
Mr Hayakawa was respected by him.
The teacher encouraged me to study abroad.
They carried on talking even after the teacher came in.
I like him best of all the teachers.
He told me that his father was a teacher.
This young teacher is loved by all of the students.
I'm of the opinion that he should apologize to his teacher.
He might be our new teacher.
My doctor told me I should drink more water.
I have a friend whose father is a teacher.
The teacher has always been easy to consult with.
I regret having said such a thing to my teacher.
You must pay attention to what your teacher says.
I managed to make the teacher understand my idea.
The teacher spoke too fast for us to understand.
None of the teachers could solve the problem.
Some questions were asked me by the teacher.
He is a doctor and a university professor.
It is a pity that the teacher is leaving our school.
As soon as the bell rang, the teacher came into the classroom.
The teacher gathered his students around him.
Even a teacher can make mistakes.
"Why have you started learning to play the piano?" "Because I want to be a music teacher."
The teacher explained to us the meaning of the poem.
The teacher interpreted the sentence for us.
The teacher explained his theory using pictures.
My brother in Kyoto became a teacher.
We asked our teacher: "Where will the wedding be held?"
He had an intense hatred of his teacher.
My sister works as an assistant to a college professor.
The lady that is speaking to that boy is his teacher.
The committee was composed entirely of young teachers.
I tried to keep my teacher at a distance.
"The examination will be held this day next week," said the teacher.
I happened to run into my teacher at the restaurant last night.
This is the book that my teacher recommended to me.
The teacher turned out to be sick.
The teacher stressed the importance of taking notes.
A great scholar is not necessarily a good teacher.
She is quite equal to the teacher in her ability to speak English.
Our teacher told us what to read.
I asked my teacher what I should do next.
Our teacher is strict, and yet, he is kind.
Everyone was silent as the teacher was announcing the results of the examination.
If you can't solve this problem, ask your teacher.
The two teachers had an equal number of students.
"Why are you studying English so hard?" "To be an English teacher."
Our teacher urged us to study harder.
The students went to the baseball game along with their teacher.
My teacher told me that I should have spent more time preparing my presentation.
They gave a play to entertain their teachers.
I have often met Mr Sasaki at the station.
At first, I thought he was a teacher, but he wasn't.
The teacher answers every question we ask.
Some college teachers come to class late and leave early.
The teacher urged the students to answer more clearly.
I never thought that they would like their teacher so much.
After I talked with my teacher, I decided to work hard.
My doctor told me that I needed to lose some weight.
The youngest teacher at our school isn't all that young.
As usual, the physics teacher was late for class.
The teacher reminded us to study hard for the test.
Not knowing what to do, I asked the teacher for advice.
As soon as the new teacher entered the classroom, the students began to applaud.
My English teacher advised me to read these books.
What a good teacher Mr Hirayama is!
Mr Hirayama is a very good teacher.
Mr. Ito teaches history.
I was a teacher for fifteen years.
Professor Suzuki is an expert historian.
How well Mr Hirayama teaches!
Was Ms. Kato your teacher last year?
I guess our teacher is over fifty years old.
The teacher asked me which book I liked.
The teacher is in charge of the third-year class.
There are forty-one teachers and about eight hundred students in this school.
That teacher sometimes hits his students, but no one complains.
His lecture is far more difficult than Mr Tanaka's.
Mr Yoshimoto taught us many trivial matters.
We plan to have a party for Mr. Oka next Sunday.