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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

素人しろうと

shirouto

amateur, novice, layperson

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれはしろうとの庭師にわしだが、彼かれの育そだてる花はなは美うつくしい。

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

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  2. それは素人しろうと考かんがえだ。

    That’s a layman’s idea.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 法律用語ほうりつようごの大半たいはんは素人しろうとにはわかりにくい。

    Much legal language is obscure to a layman.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 素人

  • 素elementary; principleOnソ・スKunもと
  • 人personOnジン・ニンKunひと

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