“Amateur” in Japanese
Short answer
Amateur in Japanese is “素人” (shirouto). Full meaning: amateur, layman, ordinary person, novice; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha).
Other ways to say “Amateur” in Japanese
藤四郎
toushirou amateur, novice, layman
アマチュア
amachua amateur
とうしろう
toushirou amateur, novice, layman
しろうと
shirouto amateur, layman, ordinary person, novice; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha)
シロウト
shirouto amateur, layman, ordinary person, novice; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha)
アマチユア
amachua amateur
生熟れ
namanare inexperienced, unripe, greenhorn, amateur; unfermented narezushi
門外漢
mongaikan outsider, layman, amateur
ナマナレ
namanare inexperienced, unripe, greenhorn, amateur; unfermented narezushi
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