河原かわら乞こ食じきかわらこじきMeanings1nounactor; player; thespianderogatoryDerogatory term for actors, originating from Edo-period Kyoto where unlicensed performers acted on the dry riverbed near Shijō Bridge, likening them to beggars. Now dated and offensive; modern neutral terms are 俳優 or 役者.江
