若頭
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 若 | 頭 |
| わか Grade: 6 | かしら > がしら Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) わかがしら [wàkágáꜜshìrà] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠ka̠ɡa̠ɕiɾa̠]
Noun
若頭 • (wakagashira)
- a yakuza member beneath the oyabun and responsible for seeing that his orders are carried out correctly.