素人

noun

  1. amateur, layman, ordinary person, novice.
  2. respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha).
  3. Kyoto-ben.unlicensed prostitute. Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
素人
素人 しろうと
しろ
素人 しろと
しら
びと
素人 しらびと

Contained Kanji Breakdown

elementary, principle, naked
ス ソ もと (5th, N1)
life (生) variant
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)