素人
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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素 | 人 |
しろ Grade: 5 |
うと Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Kanji in this term | |
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素 | 人 |
しろ Grade: 5 |
と Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Kanji in this term | |
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素 | 人 |
しろ > しら Grade: 5 |
ひと > びと Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
Compound of 素 (shiro, “plain, undecorated”) + 人 (uto, “person”).
The term 人 (hito, “person”) appears in various older compounds with a root form of 人 (*puto → *buto → *udo, *puto → *futo → *uto). This form is never seen in isolation, and it often undergoes further phonetic changes to combine with preceding vowels. Compare the formation of 仲人 (nakōdo), from naka + udo; 旅人 (tabiudo), from tabi + udo.
Noun
素人 (hiragana しろうと, rōmaji shirōto, alternative reading しろと, rōmaji shiroto, alternative reading しらびと, rōmaji shirabito)
- amateur, novice
- respectable woman (one who is not a prostitute, geisha, or hostess)
- (archaic, Kyoto dialect) unlicensed prostitute
Synonyms
- 初心者 (shoshinsha)
Antonyms
- 玄人 (kurōto)
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