大だい先せん生せい

noun, noun, used as a suffix

great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor

Honorific or respectful term for a highly esteemed person in a field, often used as a title or suffix. The specific meaning depends on context: teacher, master, author, doctor, etc.

• 彼かれは書しょ道どうの大だい先せん生せいとして知しられている。

  He is known as a great master of calligraphy.

• あの大だい先せん生せいの新しん刊かんが楽たのしみだ。

  I'm looking forward to the new book by that great author.