kyodai

See also: kyōdai

English

Etymology

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").

Noun

kyodai (plural kyodai)

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

See also

Japanese

Romanization

kyodai

  1. Rōmaji transcription of きょだい
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