different between yakuza vs kyodai

English

Etymology

From Japanese ??? (yakuza). See there for more details.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?jakuza/, /j??ku?z?/

Noun

yakuza (plural yakuza or yakuzas)

1. A Japanese organized crime gang. (plural: yakuza)
2. A member of a Japanese organized crime gang. (plural: yakuzas)

Coordinate terms

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ???.

Noun

yakuza

1. yakuza (organized crime group or its member)

Declension

French

Alternative forms

• yakusa

Etymology

From Japanese, ???

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja.ky.za/, /ja.ku.za/

Noun

yakuza m (plural yakuzas)

1. yakuza

Japanese

Romanization

yakuza

1. R?maji transcription of ???

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /?a?ku?a/, [???a?ku.?a]

Noun

yakuza m (plural yakuzas)

1. yakuza

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 ????