“Hanger-on” in Japanese
Short answer
Hanger-on in Japanese is “腰巾着” (koshiginchaku). Full meaning: hanger-on, follower, flunky, sycophant; purse strapped round one's waist.
Other ways to say “Hanger-on” in Japanese
下駄の雪
getanoyuki hanger-on, lackey, sycophant
食客
shokkaku free-loader, hanger-on, parasite; house guest
冷や飯食い
hiyameshikui hanger-on, dependent; someone who is received coldly; third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)
脛かじり
sunekajiri sponger (e.g. off one's parents), hanger-on, freeloader, leech
金魚のフン
kingyonofun person who just tags along, hanger-on, person who follows someone around like a shadow, clingy person, mindless follower
金魚のうんこ
kingyonounko person who just tags along, hanger-on, person who follows someone around like a shadow, clingy person
厄介者
yakkaimono burden, nuisance, bother, troublemaker; hanger-on, dependent, parasite
余り者
amarimono interloper, third wheel, nuisance, burden, hanger-on
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