"番長" meaning in Japanese

See 番長 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [bã̠ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː] Forms: 番長 ^ [canonical] (ruby: (ばん), (ちょう)), banchō [romanization], bantyau [romanization], ばんちやう [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|ばんちょう|hhira=ばんちやう}} 番(ばん)長(ちょう) • (banchō) ^(←ばんちやう (bantyau)?)
  1. (historical)
    (slang) leader of a delinquent gang
    Tags: historical, slang Hyponyms: すけばん (sukeban) (english: female leader of a delinquent gang)
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        ],
        [
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        ]
      ],
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    },
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      "form": "banchō",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bantyau",
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        "romanization"
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    },
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    }
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        }
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    }
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        ]
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    },
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      "form": "bantyau",
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        "romanization"
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    },
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    }
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    }
  ],
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        "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 番 read as ばん",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 長 read as ちょう",
        "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bã̠ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
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}

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