What does 先生 (sensei | せんせい) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

由美は先生になるでしょう。
yumi wa sensei ni naru desho u.
Yumi will become a teacher.

僕は先生が何と言うか恐い。
boku wa sensei ga nanto iu ka kowai.
I am afraid of what the teacher will say.

平山先生は大変良い先生です。
hirayama sensei wa taihen yoi sensei desu.
Mr Hirayama is a very good teacher. | Mr. Hirayama is a very good teacher.

母は担任の先生と会う予定である。
haha wa tannin no sensei to au yotei de aru.
My mother is to meet with my homeroom teacher tomorrow.

僕たちの先生って本当に頭が固いよね。
boku tachi no sensei tte hontōni atama ga katai yo ne.
Our teacher really stands on ceremony, doesn't she?

不思議な話だが、先生は叱らなかった。
fushigi na hanashi da ga, sensei wa shikara nakatta.
Strange to say, the teacher didn't scold me.

彼女は先生を見送りに駅に行きました。
kanojo wa sensei o miokuri ni eki ni iki mashi ta.
She went to the station to see her teacher off.

彼女は大学を出たばかりの英語の先生だ。
kanojo wa daigaku o de ta bakari no eigo no sensei da.
She is an English teacher fresh from college.

彼女は先生を見送りに駅に行きましたか。
kanojo wa sensei o miokuri ni eki ni iki mashi ta ka.
Did she go to the station to see her teacher off?

先生は何かと言うと人のことに口出しする。
sensei wa nanikato iu to hito no koto ni kuchidashi suru.
The teacher pokes his nose into everything.

僕は、彼をすばらしい先生だと考えている。
boku wa, kare o subarashī sensei da to kangae te iru.
I consider him to be an excellent teacher.

彼女は担任の先生を非常に尊敬しています。
kanojo wa tannin no sensei o hijō ni sonkei shi te i masu.
She respects her homeroom teacher a lot. | She has great respect for her homeroom teacher. | She has great respect for her form teacher.

私の物理の先生は授業をサボっても気にしない。
watashi no butsuri no sensei wa jugyū o sabotte mo ki ni shi nai.
My physics teacher doesn't care if I skip classes.

当然ですが先生は英仏語とも理解できますけれど。
tōzen desu ga sensei wa ei futsugo tomo rikai deki masu keredo.
Obviously the teacher can understand both English and French.

由香は新任の英語の先生に紹介されたとたん、恋におちた。
yuka wa shinnin no eigo no sensei ni shōkai sa re ta totan, koi ni ochi ta.
Yuka fell in love the moment she was introduced to the newly-appointed English teacher.

彼等が彼等の先生をそれほど好きになるとは私は考えもしなかった。
karera ga karera no sensei o sorehodo suki ni naru to wa watashi wa kangae mo shi nakatta.
I should never have thought they would take such a fancy to their teacher. | I never thought that they would like their teacher so much.

「・・・おい・・・おい、先生！」「え？・・・あ、ああ」「マジだいじょうぶ？休講にしたら？」.
' . . . oi . . . oi, sensei! ' ' e? . . . a, ā ' ' maji daijōbu? kyūkō ni shi tara? '
"...Hey...Hey, teacher!" "Eh? Oh." "Are you really OK? Shouldn't you cancel the lesson?".

例えば、社会科の授業では、先生がメンバーの一人になって、議論がされることがしばしばあります。
tatoeba, shakai ka no jugyū de wa, sensei ga menbā no ichi nin ni natte, giron ga sa reru koto ga shibashiba ari masu.
In my social studies class, for example, there are often discussions that include the teacher as another member of the group.

例えば、たばこをぷかぷか吸う先生が、たばこを吸う生徒に注意してもその注意は矛盾しているだろう。
tatoeba, tabako o pukapuka sū sensei ga, tabako o sū seito ni chūi shi te mo sono chūi wa mujun shi te iru daro u.
For example, if a chain-smoking teacher cautions a pupil for smoking, that warning is self-contradictory.

	The Japanese word
	先生
	is pronounced
	sensei \| せんせい
	means
	teacher

	Examples:
	由美は先生になるでしょう。 yumi wa sensei ni naru desho u. Yumi will become a teacher.
	僕は先生が何と言うか恐い。 boku wa sensei ga nanto iu ka kowai. I am afraid of what the teacher will say.
	平山先生は大変良い先生です。 hirayama sensei wa taihen yoi sensei desu. Mr Hirayama is a very good teacher. \| Mr. Hirayama is a very good teacher.
	母は担任の先生と会う予定である。 haha wa tannin no sensei to au yotei de aru. My mother is to meet with my homeroom teacher tomorrow.
	僕たちの先生って本当に頭が固いよね。 boku tachi no sensei tte hontōni atama ga katai yo ne. Our teacher really stands on ceremony, doesn't she?
	不思議な話だが、先生は叱らなかった。 fushigi na hanashi da ga, sensei wa shikara nakatta. Strange to say, the teacher didn't scold me.
	彼女は先生を見送りに駅に行きました。 kanojo wa sensei o miokuri ni eki ni iki mashi ta. She went to the station to see her teacher off.
	彼女は大学を出たばかりの英語の先生だ。 kanojo wa daigaku o de ta bakari no eigo no sensei da. She is an English teacher fresh from college.
	彼女は先生を見送りに駅に行きましたか。 kanojo wa sensei o miokuri ni eki ni iki mashi ta ka. Did she go to the station to see her teacher off?
	先生は何かと言うと人のことに口出しする。 sensei wa nanikato iu to hito no koto ni kuchidashi suru. The teacher pokes his nose into everything.
	僕は、彼をすばらしい先生だと考えている。 boku wa, kare o subarashī sensei da to kangae te iru. I consider him to be an excellent teacher.
	彼女は担任の先生を非常に尊敬しています。 kanojo wa tannin no sensei o hijō ni sonkei shi te i masu. She respects her homeroom teacher a lot. \| She has great respect for her homeroom teacher. \| She has great respect for her form teacher.
	私の物理の先生は授業をサボっても気にしない。 watashi no butsuri no sensei wa jugyū o sabotte mo ki ni shi nai. My physics teacher doesn't care if I skip classes.
	当然ですが先生は英仏語とも理解できますけれど。 tōzen desu ga sensei wa ei futsugo tomo rikai deki masu keredo. Obviously the teacher can understand both English and French.
	由香は新任の英語の先生に紹介されたとたん、恋におちた。 yuka wa shinnin no eigo no sensei ni shōkai sa re ta totan, koi ni ochi ta. Yuka fell in love the moment she was introduced to the newly-appointed English teacher.
	彼等が彼等の先生をそれほど好きになるとは私は考えもしなかった。 karera ga karera no sensei o sorehodo suki ni naru to wa watashi wa kangae mo shi nakatta. I should never have thought they would take such a fancy to their teacher. \| I never thought that they would like their teacher so much.
	「・・・おい・・・おい、先生！」「え？・・・あ、ああ」「マジだいじょうぶ？休講にしたら？」. ' . . . oi . . . oi, sensei! ' ' e? . . . a, ā ' ' maji daijōbu? kyūkō ni shi tara? ' "...Hey...Hey, teacher!" "Eh? Oh." "Are you really OK? Shouldn't you cancel the lesson?".
	例えば、社会科の授業では、先生がメンバーの一人になって、議論がされることがしばしばあります。 tatoeba, shakai ka no jugyū de wa, sensei ga menbā no ichi nin ni natte, giron ga sa reru koto ga shibashiba ari masu. In my social studies class, for example, there are often discussions that include the teacher as another member of the group.
	例えば、たばこをぷかぷか吸う先生が、たばこを吸う生徒に注意してもその注意は矛盾しているだろう。 tatoeba, tabako o pukapuka sū sensei ga, tabako o sū seito ni chūi shi te mo sono chūi wa mujun shi te iru daro u. For example, if a chain-smoking teacher cautions a pupil for smoking, that warning is self-contradictory.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org