wakagashira

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A form of waka gashira — A yakuza member ranking beneath the oyabun and responsible for seeing that his orders are carried out correctly.

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Meanings

nounwakagashira (plural wakagashira)
  1. alternativeAlternative form of waka gashira.

    Tetsuo Nakanishi was his wakagashira, or number-two man.

    2008, Michael Mandaville, Stealing Thunder, Dog Ear Publishing, →ISBN, page 76
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wakagashira. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wakagashira

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“wakagashira.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wakagashira. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wakagashira,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wakagashira.

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