ちょうちん
提灯
も
持
　
ち

noun

  1. lantern bearer.
  2. flatterer, booster, brown-noser.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちょうちん
提灯
も
持
　
ち
 提灯持ち ちょうちんもち
ちょうちん
提灯
もち
持
 提灯持 ちょうちんもち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

propose, take along, carry in hand
テイ　ダイ　さ.げる (5th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
just so, this, right
ゼ　これ　シ (Early Jr. High, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
head, counter for animals
ヒキ　ショ　ソ (Kentei Pre-1)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
lamp, a light, light
トウ　とも.す　あかり (4th, N2)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, 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)