香具師

Etymology 1
There are various theories about its origin.
 * 1) From omitting of  from.
 * 2) From omitting of  from.
 * 3) From omitting of  from . Yabushi sold medicine due to their poorness.
 * 4) From omitting of  from . Yashirō was the personal name of a successful medicine-seller; others called themselves Yashi after his success.

Alternative forms
Following alternative forms are used for historical usage only.

Noun

 * 1) person who makes or sells incense
 * 2)  person who gathers people with one's performance and sells medicine or incense on festival day, day of an event, or other special day
 * 3) person who sells food or provides entertainment on temporary market stall on festival day, day of an event, or other special day

Etymology 2
Form of is similar to  (katakana form of ) and  can be converted to  with Japanese input method.