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：2025/12/21
幇間
Hiragana
ほうかん
Noun
Japanese Meaning
宴席などで客をもてなして場を盛り上げる芸人。また、転じて、おべっかを使って目上の人に取り入る人。
Easy Japanese Meaning
酒の場で人を楽しませるしごとをする人。またえらい人にこびる人。
Chinese (Simplified)
宴席中逗乐取悦宾客的艺人 / 拍马屁的人；谄媚者
Sense（1）
someone who pleases the guests in a party; entertainer
Sense（2）
brownnose, sycophant
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someone who pleases the guests in a party; entertainer / brownnose, sycophant
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幇間
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He was working as a 'houkan', someone who pleases the guests at a party.
He was working as a 'houkan', someone who pleases the guests at a party.
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彼はパーティーで客を楽しませるための幇間として働いていました。
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