腰巾着

Japanese

Kanji in this term
腰	巾	着
こし Grade: S	きん > ぎん Grade: S	ちゃく Grade: 3
kun’yomi	on’yomi	on’yomi

Etymology

From 腰(こし) (koshi, “waist”) + 巾着(きんちゃく) (kinchaku, “bag”).

Noun

腰(こし)巾(ぎん)着(ちゃく) • (koshiginchaku) 

1. waist bag
2. someone who always follows another person around, especially, a brownnose/sycophant

   部長(ぶちょう)の腰(こし)巾着(ぎんちゃく)

   buchō no koshiginchaku

   one who brownnoses the vice president