"素人" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɕiɾo̞ːto̞], [ɕiɾo̞to̞], [ɕiɾa̠bʲito̞] Forms: 素人 [canonical] (ruby: (しろ), (うと)), 素人 [canonical] (ruby: (しろ), ()), 素人 [canonical] (ruby: (しら), (びと)), shirōto [romanization], shiroto [romanization], shirabito [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 素(しろ) (shiro, “plain, undecorated”) + 人(うと) (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. Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|素|しろ|人|うと|sort=くろ.うと|t1=plain, undecorated|t2=person}} 素(しろ) (shiro, “plain, undecorated”) + 人(うと) (uto, “person”), {{m|ja|人||person|tr=hito}} 人 (hito, “person”), {{m|ja|人|tr=*puto → *buto → *udo, *puto → *futo → *uto}} 人 (*puto → *buto → *udo, *puto → *futo → *uto), {{m|ja|仲人|tr=nakōdo}} 仲人 (nakōdo), {{m|ja|旅人|tr=tabiudo}} 旅人 (tabiudo) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しろうと|しろと|しらびと}} 素(しろ)人(うと) or 素(しろ)人(と) or 素(しら)人(びと) • (shirōto or shiroto or shirabito)
  1. amateur, novice Categories (topical): People Synonyms: 初心者
    Sense id: en-素人-ja-noun-7DXWgZoF Disambiguation of People: 67 33 0 Categories (other): Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 43 53 4
  2. respectable woman (one who is not a prostitute, geisha, or hostess)
    Sense id: en-素人-ja-noun-0p5HF4UL Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 41 56 4 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 42 54 4 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 37 54 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 41 56 4 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 43 53 4
  3. (archaic, dialectal, Kyoto) unlicensed prostitute Tags: Kyoto, archaic, dialectal
    Sense id: en-素人-ja-noun-n3CUqssz

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