What is a sensei's student called?

Uchi-deshi (内弟子, lit. "inside student") is a Japanese term for a live-in student/apprentice who trains under and assists a sensei on a full-time basis. The system exists in kabuki, rakugo, shogi, igo, aikido, sumo, karate and other modern Japanese martial arts.
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What does a senpai call their student?

In Japan, senpai (先輩, "senior") and kōhai (後輩, "junior") represent an informal hierarchical interpersonal relationship found in organizations, associations, clubs, businesses, and schools.
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What is below a sensei?

In Japanese the word is used more broadly to mean "teacher" or "master." Like sensei, senpai is used in English in contexts of martial arts as well as religious instruction, in particular Buddhism. Sensei in those contexts refers to someone of a higher rank than senpai. Ranking below a senpai is a kohai.
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What are karate teachers called?

Japanese martial arts commonly use Sensei (先生) meaning "teacher" or literally translated, "born first" or "one who has gone before". A Sensei is a person who has knowledge and is willing to teach that knowledge to another. A Sensei assists students in ken shiki "the pursuit of knowledge".
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What is Japanese word for student?

The Japanese word for “student” is 学生 (gakusei). So you, right now, are officially a 学生 of the Japanese language! But gakusei is a bit of a generic term for “student.” It's used to talk about any kind of student.
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What is Japanese Sensei?

Definition of sensei

: a teacher or instructor usually of Japanese martial arts (such as karate or judo)
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Is senpai male or female?

?‍? Senpai (先輩、せんぱい)

As with "Sensei" is used interchangeably by sex, and does not necessarily follows the name. You might find it transcribed as "sempai". Its opposite is "Kohai/kouhai" but it is rarely used when talking to someone.
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What is a ninja teacher called?

Sensei, Seonsaeng or Xiansheng (先生) is an honorific term shared in Japanese, and Chinese; it is literally translated as "person born before another" or "one who comes before".
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What is a karate person called?

A karate practitioner is called a karateka (空手家).
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What is above a sensei?

Godan and above is considered as the senior ranks at which sensei can be addressed as Shihan. However it would not be considered impolite or rude if you address a senior instructor as sensei even if he is 8th or 9th dan.
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What do Japanese teachers call their students?

Teachers generally call students by last names and use the honorific さん (san) for girls and くん (kun) for boys. Kids call each other by first names, nicknames or last names with or without the honorifics.
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What are the levels in karate?

There are 6 belt colors: white belt, orange belt, blue belt, yellow belt, green belt, brown belt, and black belt. All belts besides the white belt can have dashes to indicate further progress.
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Is senpai a dirty word?

Senpai (せんぱい or 先輩) is an honorific used to address someone who is superior to you in status. Honorifics are parts of speech used to denote relationship and social status relative to the speaker. English's closest equivalents include Mr., Ms., Mrs., and Sir/Ma'am.
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Is it kun or chan?

–Kun (くん), the most commonly used honorific in anime. It is used to address young males. It is also used by superiors to inferiors and male of the same age and status. –Chan (ちゃん), most frequently used for girls and between them, children, close friends, or lovers.
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Can you call a girl kun?

A male might address female inferiors by "~ kun," usually in schools or companies. It can be attached to both surnames and given names. Additionally, "~kun" isn't used between women or when addressing one's superiors.
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What kohai means?

kohai (plural kohais) A junior member of a group in Japanese arts; mentee. (anime and manga, fandom slang) An underclassman or younger student.
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What do karate students say?

“Mokusou!”: quite meditation – just lower your gaze, relax, and breathe. “Mokusou yame!”: stop. “Shoumen ni rei!”: Bow to the front of the room (this signifies bowing to the institution of karate and to the line of instructors who brought it to your instructor). “Sensei ni rei!”: Bow to the instructor.
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Can you use Chan for a boy?

Honorifics are gender neutral, but some are used more for one gender than the other. Kun, for example, is used more for males while chan is for females. Honorifics are generally required when referring to someone, but sometimes they must be dropped altogether.
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What does Chan mean in anime?

~chan (〜ちゃん)

Often seen as a term of endearment, this suffix was originally a baby-talk version of ~san that is now often used to address young girls. Some people use it as a cute way to address their close friends.
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What do you call your girlfriend in Japan?

Tanaka is “Tanaka-san”. So when it comes to expressing love, affection, and friendship in Japanese, it's usually as simple as calling your significant other by their first name only.
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What do Japanese students call the principal?

For example, the school principal is kōchō (校長), and they are often called kōchō sensei, not kōchō no sensei.
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What is the senpai?

What does senpai mean? In Japanese, a senpai is an upperclassman who mentors an underclassman, or kohai. This term is used most often in English in reference to anime and manga.
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Can a 14 year old watch bunny girl senpai?

Well it has some bits of masochism (sakuta's step on me kink) and sexual jokes here and there (like jokes about koga's butt and sakuta being aroused by Mai's legs lol) so I wouldn't let a 12 yo watch it. Not appropriate for watching together.
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What belt was Bruce Lee?

He also never had a black belt in any discipline. Lee's primary martial arts background was in wing chun, which he studied directly under the famous Ip Man. He excelled, but it was also a martial art that offered no belt system.
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