Definitions
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- noun The brothers. They are high in rank in the yakuza clan. Their leader is the
shatei gashira .
Etymologies
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From the Japanese Yakuza hierarchy, the word 兄弟 (kyōdai)
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Examples
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Fireman (aka Faiyâman/Magma Man) is an interesting tokusatsu series featuring a kyodai hero (giant hero) that aired in Japan on Nippon Television in 1973.
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