noun

  1. someone who is greatly one's senior, veteran.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
大先輩 だいせんぱい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
before, ahead, previous
セン さき ま.ず (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
comrade, fellow, people
ハイ ともがら やから (7th, N1)
un-, mistake, negative
ヒ あら.ず (5th, N3)
car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ