- 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)familiar language
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- hanger-on; dependent
- someone who is received coldly
- third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons
This refers to someone who relies on others for support or is perceived as being parasitic in nature. It implies a negative connotation, indicating someone who is not self-sufficient or is a burden to others.
He is always relying on others, so he is called a hanger-on.
This usage describes a person who is treated with indifference or lack of warmth by others, often implying social rejection or emotional distance.
He is treated coldly like a hanger-on in his new workplace.
She felt dejected because she was received coldly.
This historical usage refers specifically to the position of younger sons during the Edo period in Japan, who were often left without an inheritance and were thus seen as having fewer prospects.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ひやめしくい冷や飯食いになるto become a hanger-onひやめしくい冷や飯食いのせいかつ生活a life of a dependentひやめしくい冷や飯食いのあつかい扱いtreatment as a hanger-onひやめしくい冷や飯食いということば言葉the term "hanger-on"ひやめしをくう冷や飯を食うto be received coldlyひやめしくい冷や飯食いのきょうだい兄弟younger brothers (in a historical context)ひやめしくい冷や飯食いぶんか文化the culture of hangers-onひやめしくい冷や飯食いのたちば立場the position of a dependentひやめし冷や飯をたべる食べるto eat cold rice (figuratively means to be sidelined)えどじだい江戸時代のひやめしくい冷や飯食いhangers-on during the Edo periodひやめしくい冷や飯食いをさける避けるto avoid being a hanger-on
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