Japanese symbol for “cronies”

取り巻き連中

とりまきれんちゅう

Romaji: torimakirenchuu

colleagues; cronies; merry men

In Japanese, cronies is 取り巻き連中, read とりまきれんちゅう (torimakirenchuu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

n colleagues; cronies; merry men

Kanji and stroke order

取

take, fetch, take up

on: シュ
kun: と.る、と.り、と.り-、とり

8 strokes · JLPT 2

巻

scroll, volume, book

on: カン、ケン
kun: ま.く、まき、ま.き

9 strokes · JLPT 2

連

take along, lead, join

on: レン
kun: つら.なる、つら.ねる、つ.れる、-づ.れ

10 strokes · JLPT 2

中

in, inside, middle

on: チュウ
kun: なか、うち、あた.る

4 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
取引	とりひき torihiki	transactions; dealings; business
買取	かいとり kaitori	purchase; buying; buying out
取得	しゅとく shutoku	obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of)
取る	とる toru	to take; to pick up; to grab
取材	しゅざい shuzai	gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.)
取締役	とりしまりやく torishimariyaku	company director; board member
巻き込む	まきこむ makikomu	to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up
竜巻	たつまき tatsumaki	tornado; whirlwind; waterspout
連絡	れんらく renraku	contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch
中心	ちゅうしん chuushin	center; centre; middle

See also: Chinese symbol for “cronies”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.