初心者

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
初 心 者
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”) + 者(しゃ) (-sha).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) しょし​んしゃ [shòshíꜜǹshà] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ɕĩɰ̃ɕa̠]

Noun

初(しょ)心(しん)者(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
初 心 者
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”) + 者(もの) (mono, “person”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) しょしんもの [shòshíńmónó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ɕĩmːo̞no̞]

Noun

初(しょ)心(しん)者(もの) • (shoshinmono) 

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References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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