jmdict 1387990 Active (id#2324235)
先生 [ichi1,news1,nf02]
【 せんせい [ichi1,news1,nf02] 】
  1. [n]
    • teacher
    • instructor
    • master
    Cross references:
    • ⇐ see: 2841735 先生【せんじょう】 1. teacher; instructor; master
  2. [n,n-suf] [hon]
    • sensei
    • [expl] title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
    Cross references:
    • ⇐ see: 2841453 先生と言われるほどの馬鹿でなし【せんせいといわれるほどのばかでなし】 1. I don't fall for flattery; (I'm) not so stupid that being called "sensei" (makes me feel good)
  3. [n] [fam,joc]
    • [expl] intimate or teasing form of address
  4. [n] [arch]
    《orig. meaning》
    • one's elder
History:
    • A 2024-11-27 06:47:01 Jim Breen (id#2324235)
    • Comments
      I think it was better as it was before.
    • Diff
      @@ -26 +25,0 @@
-<s_inf>title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.</s_inf>
@@ -27,0 +27 @@
+<gloss g_type="expl">title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.</gloss>
    • A* 2024-10-30 04:04:59 Marcus Richert (id#2319616)
    • Comments
      Better as note?
    • Diff
      @@ -25,0 +26 @@
+<s_inf>title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.</s_inf>
@@ -27 +27,0 @@
-<gloss g_type="expl">title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.</gloss>
    • A 2020-05-26 00:01:30 Marcus Richert
    • Refs
      Additionally, in my copy of Geisha in 
Rivalry by Kafū Nagai the "sensei" is 
not capitalized when used as a form of 
address.
    • A 2020-05-26 00:00:01 Jim Breen
    • Comments
      I would not be putting a capital letter on it in English. When I was a professor (no capital) people called me "Professor Breen", which is correct. However, we don't put "Professor" (with a capital) in a dictionary entry just because it's (also) used as a title.
    • A* 2020-05-25 19:55:13 Rene Malenfant
    • Comments
      used as a title or form of address (as per the gloss), it should be capitalized, no?
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