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waka gashira

waka gashira noun: a yakuza member ranking beneath the oyabun and responsible for seeing that his orders are carried out correctly.

Noun

waka gashira (plural waka gashira)

  1. A yakuza member ranking beneath the oyabun and responsible for seeing that his orders are carried out correctly.
    • I'm Umi, Oniji's waka gashira, and his eldest daughter. I will be leading the assault on the Cartel.2017, Ren Warom, Virology, Titan Books, →ISBN

Forms of waka gashira

pluralwaka gashira
alternative formwaka-gashira
alternative formwakagashira

Origin of waka gashira

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

Questions about waka gashira

What does waka gashira mean?
Waka gashira means a yakuza member ranking beneath the oyabun and responsible for seeing that his orders are carried out correctly.
What part of speech is waka gashira?
Waka gashira is a noun.
What is the plural of waka gashira?
The plural of waka gashira is waka gashira.

Words near waka gashira in the dictionary

  1. wajib saums
  2. wajibs
  3. WAK
  4. waka
  5. waka ama
  6. waka gashira
  7. waka-jumper
  8. waka-jumpers
  9. waka-jumping
  10. wakabayashilite
  11. wakable

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