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kyodai

kyodai noun: a high-ranking member of the yakuza, accountable to the shatei gashira.

Noun

kyodai (plural kyodai)

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

Forms of kyodai

pluralkyodai

Origin of kyodai

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").

Questions about kyodai

What does kyodai mean?
Kyodai means a high-ranking member of the yakuza, accountable to the shatei gashira.
What part of speech is kyodai?
Kyodai is a noun.
What is the plural of kyodai?
The plural of kyodai is kyodai.

Words near kyodai in the dictionary

  1. kynureninase
  2. kynureninases
  3. kynurenine
  4. kynurenines
  5. kynurenins
  6. kyodai
  7. Kyoga
  8. kyogen
  9. kyogens
  10. Kyogle
  11. kyohwaso

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