香具師

やし

Also written 野師, 弥四

Meanings

1. Noun stallkeeper (at a festival, fair, etc.); street vendor; street performer; peddler; hawker; huckster; faker See also: 的屋 (てきや).
2. fellow; guy; chap; he; she; him; her See also: やつ.

Kanji

• 香 fragrance
• 具 tool
• 師 master. Read as シ.

Example sentences

• かれは空威張りしてる、ただの香具師です。
  He's just a bluffing charlatan.

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