Vocabulary

What does 玄人 (くろうと, kurouto) mean?

玄人 (くろうと, kurouto) means expert, professional.

Quick facts
Readingくろうと
Romajikurouto
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
くろうと
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkurouto

expert, professional

  1. 1noun expert; professional; master
  2. 2noun woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes

Example sentences

  • It's a problem that's difficult to judge even for an expert.

  • His skill is almost enough to put a professional to shame.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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