せんぱい (sempai) 1. Senior (at school, work etc.) 先輩 2. Defeat in war 戦敗
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Ahhh, so it is a bit similar to the prononciation of "R" and "L". Thanks for the clarification! Something was learned today

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Other common examples: しんぶん ‘newspaper’ and さんぽ ‘a walk’, pronounced ‘shimbun’ and ‘sampo’ respectively
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