単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#3,858 most used

素人

しろうと1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

amateur

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Tom is just an amateur.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

IN OTHER SENTENCES

The association has excluded amateurs ever since its foundation.

from Tatoeba

MEANINGS

1

amateur; layman; ordinary person; novice

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

2

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

noun

3

unlicensed prostitute

noun

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#3,858 most used

Written素人 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium