“Senior” in Japanese
Short answer
Senior in Japanese is “先輩” (senpai). Full meaning: senior (at work or school), superior, elder, older graduate, progenitor, old-timer.
Other ways to say “Senior” in Japanese
年長
nenchou senior, older
年嵩
toshikasa senior, older, elderly
シニア
shinia senior
年上
toshiue older, senior
パイセン
paisen senior (at work or school), superior, elder, older graduate, progenitor, old-timer
古参者
kosansha senior, old timer
年長者
nenchousha senior, elder, person older than oneself
最上級生
saijoukyuusei senior (e.g. at school)
長老
chourou elder, senior; senior monk; dean, presbyter, patriarch
上長
jouchou one's superior, senior, elder
丈人
joujin elder, senior; wife's father, father-in-law
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