JLPT N1 · Noun

玄人 (kurouto)

玄人 (くろうと, kurouto) is a Japanese noun meaning “expert; professional”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: くろうと
Romaji: kurouto
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

expert; professional; master; connoisseur · noun
woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes · noun

Example sentences

彼は玄人にちかい。

He is almost professional.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 玄人

玄

mysterious, occultness, blackゲン・くろ・くろ.い · 5 strokes

人

personジン・ニン・ひと・-り · 2 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 玄人.

玄関げんかんentrance人じん-ian (e.g. Italian)人にんcounter for people人ひとperson大人おとなadult一人ひとりone person二人ふたりtwo persons外国人がいこくじんforeigner人口じんこうpopulation人形にんぎょうdollご主人ごしゅじんyour husband詩人しじんpoet商人しょうにんmerchant人工じんこうartificial

Source: JMdict entry 1263430 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.