素人

しろうと· also しろと、しらびと

amateur; layman; ordinary person; novice

JLPT N2 Common word Intermediate Japanese L12

Meanings

  1. Noun

    amateur; layman; ordinary person; novice
  2. respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha)
Rare and archaic meanings (1)
  1. unlicensed prostituteArchaic

Example sentences

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