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Zach

腰巾着

腰ぎんちゃく

Reading

Kana: こしぎんちゃく
Romaji: koshiginchaku
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

hanger-on; follower; flunky; sycophant

2

purse strapped round one's waist

Kanji

腰
Readings: ヨウ、 こし
Meanings: loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting
巾
Readings: キン、 フク、 おお.い、 ちきり、 きれ
Meanings: towel, hanging scroll, width, cloth radical (no. 50)
着
Readings: チャク、 ジャク、 き.る、 -ぎ、 き.せる、 -き.せ、 つ.く、 つ.ける
Meanings: don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing

Example Sentence

彼(かれ)は大臣(だいじん)の腰(こし)ぎんちゃくだ。
➥He is just a minion of the minister.
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