Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shatei

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shatei
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The younger brothers. They are children or wakashu of the oyabun his brothers. They are under the control of the kyodai (the brothers), but in the end it is still the word of the oyabun that is final. The shatei have their own sub-divisions in the yakuza clan.

Etymology

From the Japanese yakuza hierarchy.

Phrases

shatei gashira waka gashira

Frequently Paired Words

kyodai oyabun shatei gashira waka gashira wakashu yakuza

Questions

What does shatei mean?
The younger brothers. They are children or wakashu of the oyabun his brothers. They are under the control of the kyodai (the brothers), but in the end it is still the word of the oyabun that is final. The shatei have their own sub-divisions in the yakuza clan.
Where does shatei come from?
From the Japanese yakuza hierarchy.

How to pronounce shatei

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