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素人 (しろうと) — layman | JLPT N2 · Nihongo Circle

素人

しろうと

N2

noun

Meanings

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

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Kanji in this word

素Elementary, Principle, Naked10 strokes 人Person2 strokes

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