きん
ぎょ
 
 
 

expression, noun

Idiomatic expression.
  1. person who just tags along, hanger-on, person who follows someone around like a shadow, clingy person, mindless follower, goldfish feces.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きん
ぎょ
 
 
 
金魚のフン きんぎょのフン
きん
ぎょ
 
ふん
金魚の糞 きんぎょのふん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide
fish
さかな ギョ うお (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ