Japanese symbol for “players”
河原乞食
かわらこじき
Romaji: kawarakojiki
actors; players; riverbank beggars
In Japanese, players is 河原乞食, read かわらこじき (kawarakojiki).
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Meanings
- n actors; players; riverbank beggars
Written forms: 河原乞食、河原こじき. Readings: かわらこじき.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 銀河 | ぎんが ginga | Milky Way |
| 河川 | かせん kasen | rivers |
| 大河 | たいが taiga | large river |
| 河原 | かわら kawara | dry riverbed; river beach |
| 運河 | うんが unga | (navigable) canal; waterway |
| 河口 | かこう kakou | mouth of river; estuary |
| 原因 | げんいん gen'in | cause; origin; source |
| 原作 | げんさく gensaku | original work |
| 乞う | こう kou | to beg; to ask; to request |
| 食事 | しょくじ shokuji | meal (e.g. lunch, dinner) |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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