ふんどし担かつぎ

noun

rikishi of the lowest rank; lowest-ranked sumo wrestler

Colloquial term for a sumo wrestler at the very bottom of the hierarchy, below jonokuchi. Often used humorously or self-deprecatingly.

See also: 力士

• 彼かれはまだふんどし担かつぎで、給きゅう金きんもほとんどない。

  He's still a rikishi of the lowest rank and barely gets any pay.

noun

underling; lowest man on the totem pole

By extension, a person at the bottom of any hierarchy, doing menial work. Informal and slightly derogatory.

• 新しん入にゅう社しゃ員いんはみんな最さい初しょはふんどし担かつぎみたいなものだ。

  All new employees are like underlings at first.