Kanjin - Kanjin

Japanese: カンジン - かんじん
Kanjin - Kanjin

...A general term for people who make a living by begging others for food and money and other necessities of life.
[Japan]
Depending on the region, beggars are called by many different names, including kojiki, morai, katai, hoito, kanjin, and hendo. However, just as the name kojiki originally came from the word kotsujiki, which meant a Buddhist monk begging for alms, many of these names are adaptations of the original meaning.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "kanjin" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…食物や生活に必要な金品を他人に乞うて暮しをたてている者の総称。
[日本]
 こじきは地方によりコジキ,モライ,カタイ,ホイト,カンジン,ヘンドなどをはじめ実にさまざまの呼び名がある。ただしコジキの呼び名がもともとは仏教僧の托鉢(たくはつ)を意味する乞食(こつじき)からきているように,その多くは本来の意味からの転用である。…

※「カンジン」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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