The main character related to the protagonist, is called "tsure," a minor role without much relation to the story stripe is called "tomo," and among the tomo, a role that appears in order to make up a large number of people on the stage is called the "standing crowd" (tachishu).
シテにかかわりのある登場人物のうち、主だったものをツレ、物語の筋に深く関係を持たない端役的なものをトモ、トモのうち単に大人数を舞台に出すことを目的として登場する役を立衆（たちしゅう）と呼ぶ。