Boss - Oyabun

Japanese: 親分 - おやぶん

〘noun〙① A temporary parent-child relationship that is made at times such as coming of age, marriage proposals, and apprenticeship. A temporary parent. A substitute parent. ⇔subordinate. ※Haiku poem, Tenman Senku (1676), 9: "Today's moon, with a compassionate heart, descends from above〈Mi-gaku〉, and before the rain and dew, he becomes the boss〈Muneyoshi〉." ※Shoo Dowa (1814-46), 2: "I am〈omitted〉 an abandoned child. Then, the neighborhood will become the boss." ② A person who stands at the top as the leader and is relied on by everyone as if they were a parent. ※Joruri, Iga-goe Dochu Sugoroku (1783), 5: "Boss Goemon, what mistake have you made?" ③ A gangster (kyokaku) , the leader of a group of gamblers. Also, a word used to call a powerful man. Boss. ⇔subordinate. ※Miscellaneous haiku, Yanagi Taruichi (1765) "He looks like a boss, but he has a large tool." ④ A personification of a large object of the same kind. The boss. ※Kabuki, The Battle of the Toshikiya (1863) "He is the boss of the mallet ."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 成人、縁談、奉公などの時に取り結ぶ、仮の親子関係の親。仮親。親がわり。⇔子分。※俳諧・天満千句（1676）九「慈悲心上より下るけふの月〈未学〉先雨露を親分にして〈宗恭〉」※松翁道話（1814‐46）下「私は〈略〉捨子で御ざります。則ち其時御町内が親分に成って」② かしらとして上に立て、皆が親のように頼りにする人。※浄瑠璃・伊賀越道中双六（1783）五「親分の五右衛門様、どの様な誤りしたぞ」③ 侠客(きょうかく)、博徒の首領。また、威勢のよい男を呼ぶのに用いる語。親方。⇔子分。※雑俳・柳多留‐一（1765）「親分と見へてへっつい惣かな具」④ 同類の中で大型の物品を擬人的にいう。親玉。※歌舞伎・歳市廓討入（1863）「木槌(さいづち)の親分(オヤブン)でござりますね」

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