ふくしん
Fukushin
腹心 (Fukushin) is a Japanese noun meaning “one's confidant, trusted friend, trusted retainer”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival nounone's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
Examples
彼は私の主人の腹心の友。
He is my boss's friend and confidant.
彼の腹心の部下が彼を裏切って、彼の出世の邪魔をした。
His right-hand man gave him away and got in his way to the top.
汚い手で会社を乗っ取ったものの、腹心だと思っていた部下に裏切られ、因果応報だね。
When the trusted confidant of the person who conducted a hostile takeover of the company betrayed him, it was a sort of retributive justice.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).