Historical term for a prostitute who solicited on the streets, especially in the Edo period. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical contexts.
In the Edo period, streetwalkers solicited customers on street corners.
Compound of 辻 (tsuji, 'crossroads, street') and 君 (kimi, 'lord, you'), literally 'street lord', a euphemistic or ironic term for a streetwalker. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.