Essentially towns and villages employed guards due to eliminating outsiders or beggars to maintain the community, but Hinin served as the role (Ban-Hinin, Hinin-ban).
本来町や村は、共同体を維持するため、よそ者や乞食を排除する目的で番人を雇っていたが、非人はこの役を務めた（番非人、非人番）。