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先生 is sensei, which is associated in the west with a master or instructor of karate, aikido, judo, and other Japanese martial arts.
In reality, this is a term of respect for almost any professional or skilled person (doctor, lawyer, teacher, etc.). Sometimes, it is used for musicians and artists who have achieved a certain level of fame, skill, or accomplishment.
It should be noted that this is also a courtesy title in Chinese but more like calling someone “mister” or “gentleman.” It doesn't have the “master” or “teacher” meaning in Chinese - see our Chinese “Master / Sifu / Shi Fu” entry if your audience is Chinese.
In Korean Hanja, this means teacher, instructor, schoolmaster, or schoolmistress.
This entry is for educational purposes. 先生 is kind of a strange thing to put on a wall scroll. It's a title that is used more orally to show respect rather than something written in calligraphy. If you feel it is appropriate in your circumstances, we will create a piece of sensei Japanese calligraphy artwork for you.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your mister search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
先生 see styles |
xiān sheng xian1 sheng5 hsien sheng shiisan / shisan シーサン |
More info & calligraphy: Sensei / Master / Teacher / Mister(honorific or respectful language) man (chi: xiānshēng); boy; (surname) Senjō Senior, sir, teacher, master, Mr.; a previous life. |
小父 see styles |
oji おじ |
(kana only) (familiar language) (vocative; used with suffix さん or 様) old man; mister |
ミスト see styles |
misudo ミスド |
(company) Mister Donut (fast food franchise) (abbr.); (c) Mister Donut (fast food franchise) (abbr.) |
密斯脫 密斯脱 see styles |
mì sī tuō mi4 si1 tuo1 mi ssu t`o mi ssu to |
mister (loanword) |
オジサン see styles |
ojisan オジサン |
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (familiar language) (kana only) uncle; (2) (familiar language) (kana only) old man; mister (vocative); (3) (kana only) manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus) |
ミスター see styles |
misutaa / misuta ミスター |
mister; Mr |
伯父さん see styles |
ojisan おじさん |
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (familiar language) (kana only) uncle; (2) (familiar language) (kana only) old man; mister (vocative); (3) (kana only) manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus) |
叔父さん see styles |
ojisan おじさん |
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (familiar language) (kana only) uncle; (2) (familiar language) (kana only) old man; mister (vocative); (3) (kana only) manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus) |
小父さん see styles |
ojisan おじさん |
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (familiar language) (kana only) uncle; (2) (familiar language) (kana only) old man; mister (vocative); (3) (kana only) manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus) |
お兄ちゃん see styles |
oniichan / onichan おにいちゃん |
(1) (familiar language) familiar form of "older brother"; (2) (familiar language) form of address for young adult male; mister |
御兄ちゃん see styles |
oniichan / onichan おにいちゃん |
(1) (familiar language) familiar form of "older brother"; (2) (familiar language) form of address for young adult male; mister |
ミスタードーナツ see styles |
misutaadoonatsu / misutadoonatsu ミスタードーナツ |
Mister Donut (coffee shop); (c) Mister Donut (fast food franchise) |
ミスター・ドーナツ see styles |
misutaa doonatsu / misuta doonatsu ミスター・ドーナツ |
Mister Donut (coffee shop); (c) Mister Donut (fast food franchise) |
Variations: |
ojisan; ojisan; ojisan おじさん; オジサン; オジさん |
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (familiar language) (kana only) (伯父さん is older than one's parent and 叔父さん is younger) uncle; (2) (familiar language) (kana only) (usu. 小父さん or おじさん; vocative) old man; mister; (3) (kana only) (usu. オジサン) manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus) |
Variations: |
misutaadoonatsu; misutaa doonatsu / misutadoonatsu; misuta doonatsu ミスタードーナツ; ミスター・ドーナツ |
(company) Mister Donut (fast food franchise) |
Variations: |
misutaaredii; misutaa redii / misutaredi; misuta redi ミスターレディー; ミスター・レディー |
transvestite (wasei: Mister lady) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Sensei Master Teacher Mister | 先生 | sen sei / sensei | xiān shēng xian1 sheng1 xian sheng xiansheng | hsien sheng hsiensheng |
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All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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