- kawaramono labourer or entertainer of the lowest social rank (in medieval Japan)
Historical term for medieval outcasts; appears in academic texts, not daily conversation.
河原者は差別された身分だった。
Kawaramono wa sabetsu sareta mibun datta.
The kawaramono were a discriminated class.
中世の河原者は川辺に住んでいた。
Chūsei no kawaramono wa kawabe ni sunde ita.
Medieval kawaramono lived by the riverbanks.
⚖️ Often confused with hinin, but kawaramono specifically refers to those living by riverbeds, while hinin is a broader outcast category.
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