番長

番長

Japanese

Kanji in this term
番	長
ばん Grade: 2	ちょう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ば​んちょー [báꜜǹchòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [bã̠ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

番長(ばんちょう) • (banchō)  (historical kana ばんちやう)

1. (historical) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
2. (slang) leader of a delinquent gang

Hyponyms

• すけばん (sukeban, “female leader of a delinquent gang”)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN