oyabun
noun
oyabun is spelled O-Y-A-B-U-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, oyabun means “The absolute leader of a yakuza clan. He has an advisor called a saiko-komon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of oyabun is oyabuns.
How many letters and syllables are in oyabun?
| Letters | 6: O-Y-A-B-U-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is oyabun?
Oyabun appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of oyabun
- oyabuns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oyabun mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The absolute leader of a yakuza clan. He has an advisor called a saiko-komon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does oyabun come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 親分 (literally “foster parent”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).