oyabun

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 親分 (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.

See also

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

Anagrams

• banuyo

Japanese

Romanization

oyabun

1. Rōmaji transcription of おやぶん