しらびと

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of しらびと – see the following entry.

【素人しろうと】 [noun] amateur, novice [noun] respectable woman (one who is not a prostitute, geisha, or hostess) [noun] (archaic, dialectal, Kyoto) unlicensed prostitute Alternative spelling しろと

(This term, しらびと (shirabito), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)