Word Meaning 玄人

くろうと kurouto

玄人 is read as くろうと (kurouto) and means woman in the nightlife business.

Meaning

English

woman in the nightlife business
demimondaine
geisha and prostitutes
expert
professional
master
connoisseur

Reading

Kana

くろうと

Romaji

kurouto

Writing Variants

玄人くろと kuroto
黒人くろうと kurouto
黒人くろと kuroto

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 素人 Related Words 素人,アマ,アマチュア,プロ,プロフェッショナル Rank 552 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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玄人気質

くろうとかたぎ

professionalism

玄人はだし

くろうとはだし

ability that outdoes (shames) professionals

玄人筋

くろうとすじ

professionals

玄関

げんかん

entrance

玄米

げんまい

unpolished rice

素人

しろうと

respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha)

凡人

ぼんじん

ordinary person

狩人

かりゅうど

hunter

囚人

しゅうじん

prisoner

貴人

きじん

aristocrat

邦人

ほうじん

Japanese national (esp. abroad)

詩人

しじん

poet

Example Sentences

この店の主人は魚をさばく玄人だ。

このみせのしゅじんはさかなをさばくくろうとだ。

the owner of this shop is a real expert at preparing fish.

あなたは玄人で、私は素人。

You're a professional, and I'm an amateur.

カラオケでの彼の歌、玄人はだしだね。

His karaoke voice would put a professional to shame.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 2 related entries

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