Word details
素人
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 素人.
Dictionary
Entry
1
amateur; layman; ordinary person; novice
Examples
あのシロウト歌手は文句なくタレントショーで一位となった。
The amateur singer won first in the talent show hands down.
2
respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha)
3
Archaic; Kyoto-ben
unlicensed prostitute
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