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53 玄人
Expert

Meaning

Primary

Expert

Secondary

Professional, Specialist, Woman Of The Red Light District

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Reading

くろうと

Notes

Groups

    • 狩人 Hunter

    • 素人 Amateur, Novice

    • 玄人 Expert, Professional, Specialist, Woman Of The Red Light District

    • 名人 Expert, Master

    • 達人 Master, Expert

    • 玄人 Expert, Professional, Specialist, Woman Of The Red Light District

    • 師匠 Master, Teacher

    • 巨匠 Master, Maestro

    • 歓楽街 Pleasure Quarter

    • 花柳 Red Light District

    • 花柳界 Red Light District, Pleasure Quarters, World Of The Geisha

    • 玄人 Expert, Professional, Specialist, Woman Of The Red Light District

    • 苦労 Hardship, Troubles

    • 玄人 Expert, Professional, Specialist, Woman Of The Red Light District

Remarks

  • 素人 probably comes from white 白い 玄人 probably comes from black 黒い

  • The と in 素人 and 玄人, and the ど in 狩人, probably derive from 人 ひと

  • The path to becoming an Expert 玄人 くろうと is full of Hardships 苦労 くろう

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