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sensei

[ sen-sey ]
/ sɛnˈseɪ /
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noun
a karate or judo instructor.
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Origin of sensei

<Japanese: teacher, master, doctor <Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese xiānsheng (xiān ahead + shēng born)
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