Word.ws English Dictionary

Plural of sensei

irregular plural

The plural of sensei is sensei or senseis.

Forms of sensei

Singularsensei /ˈsɛnseɪ/
Pluralsensei /ˈsɛnseɪ/
senseis
Countablecountable

Meaning of sensei

  1. noun A martial arts instructor; especially one for a Japanese martial art.
  2. noun A Japanese (language) teacher (sometimes used as a suffix attached to the name of a teacher, principally in translations from Japanese).
  3. noun A teacher, guide or mentor, in the context of Japan.

Full definition of sensei

Plural the same as the singular

Questions about the plural of sensei

What is the plural of sensei?
The plural of sensei is sensei or senseis.
Is sensei countable?
Sensei is a countable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: sensei (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this page: “Plural of sensei.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/plural/sensei. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.