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We found 14 words, 2 kanji, and 7 examples matching '素人'
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1. amateur; layman; ordinary person; novice  (opposite: 玄人)
noun
2. respectable woman (not a prostitute, hostess, geisha, etc.)  (see also: 玄人)
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noun
amateur's (shallow) thoughts (on a topic); layperson's opinion  (oft. used to refer modestly to one's own ideas)
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expression, noun
absolute beginner; complete amateur
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noun
inexpert or untrained eyes
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noun
man who has never had sex except with sex workers
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Kanji search: 2 matches
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ソ   ス    element, component   
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シュ   ぬし    あるじ master, proprietor, owner   
シ   いと thread   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
Example search: 7 matches
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それ
しろうと
素人
かんが

That's a layman's idea.
ほうりつ
法律
ようご
用語
たいはん
大半
しろうと
素人
わかりにくい
Much legal language is obscure to a layman.
わたし
がいもんだい
該問題
かん
して
まった
しろうと
素人

I’m a complete amateur regarding the matter in question.
けんきゅう
研究
いうほど
しろうと
素人
どうらく
道楽
ですはずかしい
It can hardly be called research... just an amateur's hobby, I'm ashamed to say.
ゆうじん
友人
しょうかい
紹介
ある
てら
いっしつ
一室
りる
つもりであったのだ
たずねて行って見る
いろいろ
ことあってこの
なつ
きゃく
せわ
世話
しゅったい
出来
ない
のでまたその
じゅうじ
住持
しょうかい
紹介
しろうと
素人
いえ
いてもらう
ことになった
I had planned on renting a room in a temple through a friend's referral, but when I visited the temple, they told me that they were facing difficulties and were therefore unable to receive guests during the summer, so in the end, I got another referral from the temple’s head priest and stayed at someone’s house.
 
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