子分

Japanese

Kanji in this term
子	分
こ Grade: 1	ぶん Grade: 2

Noun

子分 (hiragana こぶん, rōmaji kobun)

an individual under the control of another person, a subordinate, a henchman
Antonym: 親分 (おやぶん) (oyabun)
a person, usually a child, in the custody or care of a foster parent (親分 (おやぶん) (oyabun))

References

1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0

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