子分

Japanese

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

Noun

子(こ)分(ぶん) • (kobun) 

1. an individual under the control of another person, a subordinate, a henchman

   Antonym: 親分 (oyabun)

2. 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