How to say senior in Japanese

せんぱいsenpai

noun:

Example Sentences

ahaはいhai・・・ごめんgomenreiane」「コラKORA幾らikura親戚shinsekiとはいえtohaiewatashiha先輩senpai医師ishiyo院内innaidehaちゃんとchantoケジメをつけKEJIMEwotsukeなさいnasai
"Ah, y-yes ... Sorry, Coz." "Hey! You might be my relative but here I'm your senior and a doctor. Keep things straight while you're in the hospital!"
老人roujinwo尊敬sonkeiせねばならないsenebanaranai
Old people deserve respect.
彼女kanojoha老人roujinni席を譲ったsekiwoyuzutta
She gave up her seat for the old person.
彼女kanojohawatashiよりyorisai年上toshiueda
She's three years older than I am.
彼女kanojohawatashiよりyorisai年上toshiueですdesu
She's six years older than I am.

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