こしぎんちゃく

Japanese

Alternative spellings
腰巾着 腰ぎんちゃく

Etymology

From 腰(こし) (koshi) + 巾着(きんちゃく) (kinchaku). Literally, "waist pouch".

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こしぎ​んちゃく [kòshígíꜜǹchàkù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ɕiɡʲĩɲ̟t͡ɕa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

こしぎんちゃく • (koshiginchaku) ^{←こしぎんちやく (kosigintyaku)?}

1. (derogatory) one who always follows someone around subserviently