noun
lowest-rank labourer or entertainer (medieval Japan)
Historical term for people of the lowest social class in medieval Japan, often engaged in menial labour, entertainment, or tasks considered impure.
中世日本では、河原者は皮革加工や芸能に従事した。
In medieval Japan, kawaramono engaged in leather processing and performing arts.
noun
kabuki actor (Edo period)
Archaic derogatory term for kabuki actors and theatre people during the Edo period, derived from the earlier low-status association.
See also: 河原乞食
江戸時代、河原者は河原乞食とも呼ばれ、蔑まれた。
In the Edo period, kawaramono were also called kawara kojiki and were despised.