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.
In Chinese historical records, bandit leaders called 渠帥 appear.
Historical kanji spelling for 'bandit chief'; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Variant kanji spelling with 巨 ('great'); also rare.
From Chinese 渠帥 (qúshuài), meaning 'bandit chief'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with this meaning.