素人 (しろうと) — amateur, layperson, novice
素人
amateur
Frequency #2538
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 5
2 characters
熟字訓 jukujikun
熟字訓 (jukujikun) — The pronunciation applies to the whole word, not individual kanji. noun
shirouto
しろうと
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
しろうと[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- amateur
- layperson
- novice