English Explanatory Dictionary

kohai

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A junior member of a group in Japanese arts; mentee.
  2. An underclassman or younger student.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-kohai.wav

Word forms

kohai kohais kōhai kouhai

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 後(こう)輩(はい) (kōhai, literally “later cohort”). Doublet of hoobae.

Antonyms

senpai
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