非 専 門(ひせんもん)

ひせんもん

noun, no-adjective

non-specialist; non-expert; lay

1. non-specialist; non-expert; lay

Not having specialized knowledge or training in a particular field. Used to describe people, audiences, contexts, or explanations that are outside a specific professional domain.

非専門(ひせんもん)の読者(どくしゃ)にもわかりやすく書(か)いてある。

It is written in a way that is easy to understand even for non-specialist readers.

非専門(ひせんもん)家(か)の意見(いけん)も参考(さんこう)にすべきだ。

We should also take the opinions of non-experts into account.

この論文(ろんぶん)は専門的(せんもんてき)すぎて、非専門(ひせんもん)の人(ひと)にはなかなか理解(りかい)できない。

This paper is too technical for non-specialists to understand easily.

Composed of 非(ひ) (non-/un-) and 専門(せんもん) (specialty/expertise). Used as a modifier to indicate that something is aimed at or involves people without specialized knowledge. The prefix 非(ひ) is highly productive and attaches to many nouns to negate them.

Common collocations

非専門(ひせんもん)家(か): non-expert; layperson
非専門(ひせんもん)の読者(どくしゃ): non-specialist readers
非専門(ひせんもん)分野(ぶんや): non-specialist field

Similar words

素人(しろうと): amateur/layperson — more casual, sometimes slightly dismissive
門外漢(もんがいかん): outsider to a field — literary, emphasizes being outside the discipline
専門(せんもん): specialty/expertise — the base word, the opposite
専門外(せんもんがい): outside one's specialty — personal (about one's own limits)

Related Words

Compare: 素人(しろうと) (amateur/layperson)

Compare: 門外漢(もんがいかん) (outsider to a field)

Compare: 専門外(せんもんがい) (outside one's specialty)

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