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門外漢 (mongaikan) Japanese meaning: outsider | Kotomora
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に
つい
て
は
門もん
外がい
漢かん
です
。
I am a layman when it comes to economics.
He's an outsider to medicine, so I can't trust that diagnosis.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に ( 関かん して ) は 門もん 外がい 漢かん だ to be an outsider/layman when it comes to a subject
I'm no expert when it comes to economics.
門もん 外がい 漢かん ながら 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 though being an outsider/layman, to do something
Though I'm not an expert, allow me to offer my opinion.
Kanji 門 gate, counter for cannons Related words 素人 is the general word for an amateur or non-professional, while 門外漢 specifically stresses being outside a particular field of expertise.
専門外 describes a subject or area that lies outside someone's specialty, whereas 門外漢 refers to the person who lacks that expertise.
部外者 means someone not belonging to a particular organization or group, while 門外漢 is about lacking knowledge in a field rather than group membership.
Etymology From 門外 (outside the gate) + 漢 (man), literally 'a man outside the gate', referring to someone outside a particular school or field of knowledge.
