stallkeeper; street vendor; hawker
Refers to a person who runs a stall at a festival or fair, or a street vendor/performer. Often associated with traditional Japanese festival culture. The term can carry a slightly rough or old-fashioned nuance.
See also: 的屋
A stallkeeper was selling yakisoba at the festival.
Only when written 香具師
Internet slang derived from the ateji reading of 香具師 for やつ (奴). Used to refer to a person in a casual, often derogatory or humorous way. Restricted to the 香具師 spelling.
See also: 奴 (やつ)
In his youth, he traveled around as a street vendor.
That guy is saying weird stuff again.
The dude I saw online was funny.
的屋 specifically refers to a stallholder at a festival or event, often with a connotation of being part of a traditional trade group. 香具師 is a broader and older term that can include street performers and peddlers, and is now more commonly used in its slang sense.
奴 is the standard word for 'guy' or 'fellow' in casual speech. 香具師 is an internet slang variant using ateji, often with a more playful or derogatory tone.
Standard kanji spelling for the traditional stallkeeper sense; also used as ateji for the internet slang sense.
Alternate kanji form for the stallkeeper sense; rarely used.
Rarely used kanji form for the stallkeeper sense.
Originally referred to itinerant merchants and performers. The kanji 香具師 is ateji. The internet slang sense comes from using the characters 香具師 to phonetically represent やつ (奴), a common word for 'guy'.