JLPT N5Kanji compounds

先生

Readingせんせいsensei

Meaning
学校などで人に教える人
Explanation
「先生(せんせい)」 is a person who teaches others at a school or the like. It is used like 「先生に質問する」. Conversely, a person who learns at a school is 「学生(がくせい)」 or 「生徒(せいと)」, which is different.
Original Japanese explanation

「先生(せんせい)」は、学校などで人に教える人です。「先生に質問する」のように使います。反対に、学校で学ぶ人は「学生(がくせい)」や「生徒(せいと)」で、ちがいます。

Examples
  • 先生に質問する

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