JLPT N4 · People

先輩

せんぱい

senior (at school/work)

Stroke order of 先輩

2 characters, 21 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

先 · 6 strokes輩 · 15 strokes

Memory trick

Someone who went ahead (先) in the rank (輩) of carts: a senior.

Parts: 先 ahead + 輩 fellow/rank

The characters in 先輩

先さき — ahead; earlier; tip (6 strokes)

Example sentence

先輩に相談しました。

せんぱいにそうだんしました。

I consulted a senior.

Words with 先

先生teacher 先月last month 先ahead; earlier; tip 先週last week 行き先destination 先日the other day 先進国developed country 連絡先contact info 宛先address; recipient 先祖ancestor

Words with 輩

後輩junior (at school/work)

More words: People

恋人sweetheart 孫grandchild 親戚relative 知り合いacquaintance 男性man; male 女性woman; female 青年young man; youth 少年boy 少女girl 後輩junior (at school/work)

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