素人
Chinese
| plain; element | man; person; people | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (素人) |
素 | 人 | |
Pronunciation
Derived terms
- 素人畫家／素人画家
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 素 | 人 |
| しろ Grade: 5 |
うと Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 素 | 人 |
| しろ Grade: 5 |
と Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 素 | 人 |
| しろ > しら Grade: 5 |
ひと > びと Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |
Etymology
Compound of 素 (shiro, “plain, undecorated”) + 人 (uto, “person”).
The term 人 (hito, “person”) appears in various older compounds with a root form of 人 (*puto → *buto → *udo, *puto → *futo → *uto). This form is never seen in isolation, and it often undergoes further phonetic changes to combine with preceding vowels. Compare the formation of 仲人 (nakōdo), from naka + udo; 旅人 (tabiudo), from tabi + udo.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) しろーと [shíꜜròòtò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- (Tokyo) しろーと [shìróꜜòtò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [ɕiɾo̞ːto̞]
- IPA(key): [ɕiɾa̠bʲito̞]
Noun
素人 or 素人 or 素人 • (shirōto or shiroto or shirabito)
- amateur, novice
- respectable woman (one who is not a prostitute, geisha, or hostess)
- (archaic, dialectal, Kyoto) unlicensed prostitute
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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