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素人, しろうと

shirōto

JLPT LEVEL 2

Definition

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'

amateur
novice

Examples of 素人,しろうと in a Sentence

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.

研究というほどでも・・・素人の道楽ですよ、おはずかしい。

It can hardly be called research... just an amateur's hobby, I'm ashamed to say.

彼はしろうとの庭師だが、彼の育てる花は美しい。

He is an amateur gardener, but his flowers are beautiful.

その協会は設立以来、素人の入会を断ってきた。

The association has excluded amateurs ever since its foundation.

それは素人考えだ。

That's a layman's idea.

法律用語の大半は素人にはわかりにくい。

Much legal language is obscure to a layman.

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