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kyodai.

A high-ranking member of the yakuza, accountable to the shatei gashira.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A high-ranking member of the yakuza, accountable to the shatei gashira.

Where this word comes from

From the Japanese 兄弟 (kyōdai きょうだい), from Middle Chinese 兄弟 (xüæng-dèj "brothers"), from Old Chinese 兄弟 (*m̥rang-lˁəjʔ), from 兄 ("elder brother") + 弟 ("younger brother").

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.