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senpais

senpais is the plural of senpai.

Meaning of senpai

Noun

senpai (plural senpais or senpai)

  1. The senior member of a group in Japanese arts; a mentor.
    • Senpai are also known to intercede on behalf of their kohai to explain their mistakes.1974, Thomas P. Rohlen, For Harmony and Strength: Japanese White-Collar Organization in Anthropological Perspective, University of California Press, →ISBN, page 131
  2. (slang) An upperclassman or elder student, in the context of Japan.

Questions about senpais

What is senpais the plural of?
Senpais is the plural of senpai.

Words near senpais in the dictionary

  1. senotherapy
  2. Senoufo
  3. Senoufos
  4. Senozan
  5. senpai
  6. senpais
  7. senr.
  8. senrs.
  9. senryu
  10. senryus
  11. senryū

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