先生

Kanji breakdown

• 先 (xiān) · 6 strokes

  Depicts a person (人) stepping forward (止) leading the way.

• 生 (shēng) · 5 strokes

  Pictograph of a sprout (屮) emerging from the ground (一).

Example sentences

1. 先生なの？ — Are you a teacher?
2. 先生が来る。 — There comes our teacher.
3. 父は先生です。 — My father is a teacher.
4. 先生と話します。 — I will speak with the teacher.
5. 先生はあそこよ。 — The teacher is over there.

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