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素人

popularobsolete readingJLPT N2nounnoun (generic)archaicKyoto-ben

Tags

popular
Words commonly used in modern Japanese #popular
obsolete reading
Readings no longer used in modern Japanese. #ok
JLPT N2
JLPT N2 words: Upper-intermediate Level #jlpt2
noun
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) #n
noun (generic)
All kinds of Japanese nouns #noun
archaic
Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts. #arch
Kyoto-ben
Words specific of the Kyoto dialect, spoken in the city of Kyoto. #kyb

Reading

  • 素人(しろうと)
    shirouto
    shirouto
  • obsolete reading
    しろと
    shiroto
  • obsolete reading
    しらびと
    しらびと
    shirabito

Meaning

    • leek, amateur, niet-deskundige, ondeskundige, dilettant, {pej.} hobbyist
      • amateur, profane, personne ordinaire, novice
        • femme respectable (pas une prostituée, hôtesse, geisha, etc.)
          • prostituée sans licence
            • Laie, Dilettant, Amateur, Uneingeweihter, Liebhaber (Aussprache aus Onbin von shiro・hito entstanden)
              • újonc
                    • 1) неспециалист, дилетант; любитель, 2) новичок, неопытный, несведущий, 3) наблюдатель со стороны, 4) (см.) しろうとおんな
                      • amater, laik, ne strokovnjak
                        • amateur, aficionado, novato, principiante

                            How to write

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                            Kanji in this word

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                            Extended information

                            • JMDict ID: 1397270
                            • JMdictDB entry
                            • Short URL: https://jpdct.com/FVIW
                            • Appears in the "wordfreq" file compiled by Alexandre Girardi (see wordfreq.README) on the first 12.000 words.
                            • Appears in the "Ichimango goi bunruishuu", Senmon Kyouiku Publishing, Tokyo, 1998.
                            • Frequency-of-use ranking in the wordfreq file: 9

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