初心者

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
しょ
Grade: 4
しん
Grade: 2
しゃ
Grade: 3
kan’on on’yomi
Alternative spelling
初心者 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 初心(しょしん) (shoshin, immature, naive) + (しゃ) (-sha).

Pronunciation

Noun

(しょ)(しん)(しゃ) (shoshinsha

  1. beginner (someone who has recently begun learning something new)
    Synonyms: 素人 (shirōto), ビギナー (biginā)
  2. (Internet slang) noob
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
しょ
Grade: 4
しん
Grade: 2
もの
Grade: 3
kan’on on’yomi kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
初心者 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 初心(しょしん) (shoshin, immature, naive) + (もの) (mono, person).

Pronunciation

Noun

(しょ)(しん)(もの) (shoshinmono

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN