玄人

くろうと

expert, professional

Also:woman in the nightlife business

What does 玄人 mean?

玄人 is a Japanese noun meaning expert, professional in English. It can also be translated as woman in the nightlife business depending on context. It is written as 玄人 in kanji, くろうと in hiragana, and kurouto in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼は玄人にちかい。

He is almost professional.