分からないことがあれば、先生なり先輩なりに聞いてください。
If there is something you do not understand, please ask a teacher or a senior.
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Example sentences
I was taught how to do the job by my senior.
まだ経験が浅いので、先輩の助けが必要です。
Since my experience is still shallow, I need my senior's help.
先輩から就職活動についてのアドバイスをもらった。
I received some advice about job hunting from my senior.
先輩のアドバイスを参考にして、計画を立てた。
I referred to my senior's advice and made a plan.
彼の不手際を見かねて、先輩が助け船を出した。
Unable to watch his blunders any longer, his senior stepped in to help.
先輩は新人に接客の基本を教え込んだ。
The senior employee drilled the basics of customer service into the new hire.
渡辺さんは私の大学の先輩です。
Mr. Watanabe is my senior from university.
ミウラさんは私の大学の先輩です。
Mr. Miura is my senior at university.
先輩の忠言逆耳の助言を素直に聞いた
I humbly listened to my senior's honest but difficult advice
Usage Notes
Used to refer to someone with more experience, a higher grade, or longer tenure in a school, workplace, or organization. Its opposite is 'kouhai'.
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