one's followers; hangers-on; entourage
Abbreviation of 取り巻き連中. Refers to a group of people who surround and flatter someone, often with a slightly negative connotation of sycophancy.
See also: 取り巻き連中
The company president's hangers-on are always around him.
He's been flattered by his entourage and has become completely conceited.
Can refer to a single follower or the act of surrounding; 取り巻き連 emphasizes the group.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant with simplified first kanji.
Abbreviated variant; less common.
Compound of 取り巻き (torimaki, 'surrounding, follower') + 連 (ren, 'group, party'). The first element is the noun form of the verb 取り巻く (torimaku, 'to surround').