先生(せんせい)— teacher
エミさん は 先生 です。
Emi is a teacher.
先生せんせい
teacher
せんせい
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Words
エミさんEmi-sanEmi
はwa(topic marker)
先生senseiteacher
ですdesu(polite sentence ending)
Kanji
先セン・ さきbefore; ahead
生セイ・ ショウ・ い(きる)・ う(まれる)life; birth
先生 is also a title for people such as doctors. Put it after the name: エミ先生 means “Emi-sensei.”
Emi-sensei
