先輩

せんぱい

senior members of a group

What does 先輩 mean?

先輩 is a Japanese noun meaning senior members of a group in English. It is written as 先輩 in kanji, せんぱい in hiragana, and senpai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私たちは彼をよき先輩として尊敬している。

We respect him as a good senior.