English Explanatory Dictionary

waka gashira

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A yakuza member ranking beneath the oyabun and responsible for seeing that his orders are carried out correctly.

Word forms

waka gashira waka-gashira wakagashira

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 若頭 (wakagashira, literally “junior head”).

Related words

yakuza oyabun shatei shatei gashira kyodai
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