different between kyodai vs shatei

kyodai

English

Etymology

From the Japanese ?? (ky?dai ?????), from Middle Chinese ?? (xüæng-dèj "brothers"), from Old Chinese ?? (*m?rang-l??j?), from ? ("elder brother") + ? ("younger brother").

Noun

kyodai (plural kyodai)

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

See also

  • oyabun
  • shatei gashira
  • waka gashira
  • wakashu

Japanese

Romanization

kyodai

  1. R?maji transcription of ????

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shatei

English

Etymology

From the Japanese yakuza hierarchy

Noun

shatei (plural shatei)

  1. The younger brothers. They are children or wakashu of the oyabun his brothers. They are under the control of the kyodai (the brothers), but in the end it is still the word of the oyabun that is final. The shatei have their own sub-divisions in the yakuza clan.

See also

  • yakuza
  • oyabun
  • waka gashira
  • wakashu
  • shatei gashira
  • kyodai

Anagrams

  • Hastie, Hestia, saithe

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