Word Meaning 素人
しろうと
shirouto
素人 is read as しろうと (shirouto) and means respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha).
Meaning
English
- respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha)
- unlicensed prostitute
- amateur
- layman
- ordinary person
- novice
Reading
Kana
しろうと
Romaji
shirouto
Writing Variants
- 素人 しらびと shirabito
- 素人 しろと shiroto
Stroke Sequence
2 Characters • 12 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
7僕も素人です。
I'm a beginner, too.
ただの素人だよ。
He is just an amateur.
トムはただの素人だ。
Tom is just an amateur.
あなたは玄人で、私は素人。
You're a professional, and I'm an amateur.
研究というほどでも・・・素人の道楽ですよ、おはずかしい。
It can hardly be called research... just an amateur's hobby, I'm ashamed to say.
愛することにかけては、女性こそ専門家で、男性は永遠に素人である。
When it comes to love, women are experts and men eternal novices.
その頃は自転車の流行り出した始めで、下手な素人がそこでも此処でも人を轢いたり、塀を突き破ったりした。
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.