waka gashira

noun

A yakuza member ranking beneath the oyabun and responsible for seeing that his orders are carried out correctly.

OriginJapanese 若頭 →
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Meanings

nounwaka gashira (plural waka gashira)

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  1. A yakuza member ranking beneath the oyabun and responsible for seeing that his orders are carried out correctly.

    I'm Umi, Oniji's waka gashira, and his eldest daughter. I will be leading the assault on the Cartel.

    2017, Ren Warom, Virology, Titan Books, →ISBN

Origin

  1. Japanese若頭
  2. Englishwaka gashira

Borrowed from Japanese 若頭 (wakagashira, literally “junior head”).

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waka gashira. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waka%20gashira

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“waka gashira.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waka%20gashira. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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