Etymology

saiko-komon

Today it means: The chief advisor of the oyabun in the yakuza. Full definition →

Japanese 最古顧問
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from最古顧問
  2. English todaysaiko-komon

From the Japanese yakuza hierarchy. Borrowed from Japanese 最古顧問, literally “senior advisor”.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.