初心者|しょしんしゃshoshinsha[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounbeginner
   このテキストは初心者しょしんしゃ向むきにできている。↗

   This text is aimed at beginners.

• SynonymビギナーNeutralLoanword for a beginner or novice, as in 「ビギナーズラック」. 「初心者」 is the Sino-Japanese term and the more common of the two.
• Related新米しんまいCasualColloquial word for a newcomer or new hand, also the year's new rice, as in 「新米ママ」. 「初心者」 points to a beginner learning a skill.
• Related未経験者みけいけんしゃWrittenWritten/formal term for someone with no experience of a particular job or activity, common in job ads. 「初心者」 suggests someone just starting to learn.
• AntonymベテランNeutralLoanword for an experienced old hand; the opposite of 「初心者」 in terms of new versus seasoned.
• Antonym熟練者じゅくれんしゃWrittenWritten/formal term for a skilled, practiced hand; the opposite of 「初心者」 in terms of skilled versus unskilled.

For someone just starting to learn, use 「初心者」, as in 「初心者マーク」「初心者向け」. Use 「ビギナー」 for the loanword, 「新米」 for a newcomer, 「未経験者」 for the inexperienced, and 「ベテラン」 as the opposite.

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1. （しょしんしゃ）習ならい始はじめたばかりで未熟みじゅくな人ひと。