Word Meaning 素人

しらびと shirabito

素人 is read as しらびと (shirabito) and means respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha).

Meaning

English

  1. respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha)
  2. unlicensed prostitute
  3. amateur
  4. layman
  5. ordinary person
  6. novice

Reading

Kana

しらびと

Romaji

shirabito

Writing Variants

  • 素人 しらひと shirahito
  • 素人 しろうと shirouto
  • 素人 しろと shiroto
  • 白人 しらひと shirahito
  • 白人 しらびと shirabito
  • 白人 しろうと shirouto
  • 白人 しろと shiroto

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 玄人 Rank 38 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

素人目

しろうとめ

inexpert or untrained eyes

素人考え

しろうとかんがえ

amateur's (shallow) thoughts (on a topic)

素人判断

しろうとはんだん

layperson's judgment (opinion)

素人下宿

しろうとげしゅく

boarding house

素人細工

しろうとざいく

amateurish work

素人芸

しろうとげい

amateur's skill or performance

ずぶの素人

ずぶのしろうと

absolute beginner

人工元素

じんこうげんそ

synthetic element

人工放射性元素

じんこうほうしゃせいげんそ

artificial radio-element

素敵

すてき

lovely

もと

cause

Example Sentences

7

I'm a beginner, too.

He is just an amateur.

Tom is just an amateur.

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

It can hardly be called research... just an amateur's hobby, I'm ashamed to say.

When it comes to love, women are experts and men eternal novices.

At that time, bicycles were just starting to get popular and, here and there, there were many unskilled beginners who ran into people and broke through their hedges.