different between yakuza vs oyabun

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

Borrowed from Japanese ??, literally "foster parent".

Noun

oyabun (plural oyabuns or oyabun)

1. The absolute leader of a yakuza clan. He has an advisor called a saiko-komon. Besides that he has an army of advocates, accountants, secretaries and advisors.

See also

• yakuza
• waka gashira
• shatei
• shatei gashira
• kyodai

Japanese

Romanization

oyabun

1. R?maji transcription of ????