玄人
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 玄人
1
expert; professional; master; connoisseur
Examples
彼は玄人にちかい。
He is almost professional.
2
woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
Kanji in this Word
玄
5 strokes
Frequency: 1409
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
mysterious
occultness
black
deep
profound
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ゲン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
くろ
くろ.い
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
けん
はる
はるか
人
2 strokes
Frequency: 5
JLPT N4
Grade 1
Meanings
person
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジン
ニン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ひと
-り
-と
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
じ
と
ね
ひこ
ふみ
黒
11 strokes
Frequency: 573
JLPT N3
Grade 2
Meanings
black
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コク
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
くろ
くろ.ずむ
くろ.い
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