Along with wandering shirabyoshi (a woman who performs traditional Japanese dance), miko (a medium), Hachi-tataki (a begging priest) and Saruhiki (a monkey showman), they belonged to the lowest social class and were under the control of the shomonji.
漂泊の白拍子、神子、鉢叩、猿引きらとともに下層の賎民であり同じ賎民階級の声聞師の配下にあった。