玄人

くろうと

Also written くろと, 黒人

Meanings

1. Noun expert; professional; master; connoisseur Antonym: 素人 (しろうと).
2. woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes See also: 素人 (しろうと).

Kanji

• 玄 mysterious. Read as くろ.
• 人 person. Read as と.

Example sentences

• あなたは玄人で、私は素人。
  You're a professional, and I'm an amateur.

Words containing 玄人

• 玄人筋 (くろうとすじ) professionals
• 玄人気質 (くろうとかたぎ) professionalism
• 玄人はだし (くろうとはだし) outdoing a professional

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