Thursday, June 7, 2018

For today's blog post, I will be talking about the terms senpai and kouhai. Although the term senpai is used frequently in the anime and manga community, the term kouhai isn't as well-known. Even so, it's hard to say if these terms are even being used correctly when they are used. So, I decided to discuss them in today's blog post. To put it simply, the term senpai is usually used for people older than yourself. But, it can also be used for people who are above you in school or work, regardless of age. The term kouhai on the other hand is used for people who are younger than yourself. However, this term can be used for someone below you in school or work as well. The term senpai is actually the one that is misused the most. This is because a lot of people use it to refer to someone who they like or look up to, instead of someone older than themself. Nonetheless, it can be a bit annoying to see any Japanese terms being misused by anime and manga fans. Especially when someone randomly adds the word to a sentence that isn't even in Japanese. But, that's not what this post is about. I hope you guys still enjoy this post though, and I hope it helps you understand these terms better!

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