EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 53
  1. Noun

    expert; professional; master; connoisseur

    彼は玄人にちかい。
    He is almost professional.
  2. woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes

    see 素人

Also written 黒人【くろうと】

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Characters in this word

2
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mysterious, occultness, black, deep, profound

Kun
くろ、くろ.い
On
ゲン
Strokes
5
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1409 of 2500
Radical
dark
WaniKani
Level 51

Built from

Used in names as

けん、はる、はるか

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-2-3SKIP code
2j3.2The Kanji Dictionary
0073.2Four corner code
471deroo
7384Unicode hex code
1-24-28JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2918Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3616New Nelson (John Haig)
1991New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2485Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1256Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1722Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1383Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1484Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1514A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
522Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1113Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
20814Morohashi
1227A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1225Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1289Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1533Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1051Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1276Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1311Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1395Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xuan2Pinyin reading
hyeonKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
51WaniKani level
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person

Kun
ひと、-り、-と
On
ジン、ニン
Strokes
2
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
5 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

じ、と、ね、ひこ、ふみ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-2-4SKIP code
2a0.1The Kanji Dictionary
8000.0Four corner code
1262deroo
4ebaUnicode hex code
1-31-45JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
339Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
99New Nelson (John Haig)
3368New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4175Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2111Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2857Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
951Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1023Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
9A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
14Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
4Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
344Morohashi
39A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
30sakade
11Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
39henshall3
7Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2crowley
15Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5busy_people
42Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
960Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ren2Pinyin reading
inKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level