たい
太
こ
鼓
も
持
　
ち

noun

  1. professional jester, professional entertainer, comedian, buffoon.
  2. flatterer, sycophant, brown-noser.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
たい
太
こ
鼓
も
持
　
ち
 太鼓持ち たいこもち
たい
太
こ
鼓
もち
持
 太鼓持 たいこもち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

plump, thick, big around
タイ　ふと.い　タ (2nd, N3)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
drum, beat, rouse
コ　つづみ (7th, N1)
drum, surname
シュ　チュ　たてる
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
beans, pea, midget
まめ　トウ　ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
branch, support, sustain
シ　ささ.える　つか.える (5th, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
hold, have
も.つ　ジ　もち (3rd, N4)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
Buddhist temple
てら　ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)