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渠帥 (きょすい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

渠きょ帥すい

Meanings

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noun

bandit chief; leader of outlaws

Historical term for the leader of a bandit group; not used in modern everyday Japanese. Found in classical literature or historical descriptions.

中ちゅう国ごくの史し書しょには、渠きょ帥すいと呼よばれる盗とう賊ぞくの頭とう目もくが登とう場じょうする。
In Chinese historical records, bandit leaders called 渠帥 appear.

Written forms

渠きょ帥すい
Historical kanji spelling for 'bandit chief'; rarely used in modern Japanese.
巨きょ帥すい
Variant kanji spelling with 巨 ('great'); also rare.

Kanji

渠ditch, canal, lock
帥commander, leading troops, governor
巨gigantic, big, large

Similar words

頭とう目もく
Modern term for a ringleader or chief of a criminal group; 渠帥 is its archaic equivalent.
親おや分ぶん
Common word for a boss or leader in a gang or traditional hierarchy; 渠帥 is a much rarer, historical term.

Etymology

From Chinese 渠帥 (qúshuài), meaning 'bandit chief'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with this meaning.