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追従者 (tsuishousha) Japanese meaning: sycophant | Kotomora
じ 字
Kanji 追 chase, drive away, follow 従 accompany, obey, submit to Related words ごますり ごますり is a more colloquial and slightly vulgar term for a flatterer or bootlicker, while 追従者 is a more formal, written-style word.
太たい 鼓こ 持も ち 太鼓持ち originally referred to a professional entertainer or jester who flatters guests, but can also mean a sycophant; it is more colorful and less common than 追従者.
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追つい
従しょう
者しゃ
と
し
て
社しゃ
内ない
で
嫌きら
わ
れ
て
いる
。
He is disliked in the company as a sycophant to his boss.
I don't want to become a toady who tries to curry favor with those in power.
Etymology Compound of 追従 (ついしょう, flattery, adulation) and 者 (しゃ, person). The exact historical derivation of 追従 is uncertain, but the kanji literally suggest 'following and obeying'.
