Illustration: Behind the counter of a small wagashi shop, an experienced confectioner demonstrates how to pinch a flower-shaped sweet. Beside them, a younger worker in the same apron carefully imitates the finger placement.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

見み習ならい

minarai

apprentice, trainee

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしは見習みならいです。

    I’m an apprentice.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 通常つうじょう、最年少さいねんしょうの見習みならいがこれに当あてられる。

    This position is usually assigned to the youngest trainee in a group.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 芸妓げいぎは多おおくの場合ばあい、一人前いちにんまえの芸妓げいぎと見習みならいとに区別くべつされており、それぞれの名称めいしょうが地域ちいきによって異ことなる。

    Geisha is frequently broken down between a full-fledged geigi and trainee and the terms referring to them vary by the region.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 見習

  • 見see; lookOnケンKunみる・みえる・みせる
  • 習learnOnシュウ・ジュKunならう・ならい

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