子分

Japanese

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

Noun

子(こ)分(ぶん) • (kobun)

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

References

Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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