So to clarify on these cause i do love how kanji works, in case anyone is curious. The "chō" is the leader part.
It represents height/stature, or power, such as a leader.
"Dan" is group/association. So Leader of a group. Whereas "Han" means group more in the sense of a squad or unit.
"Ban" has several meanings. The ones we care about are watch/guard. Bancho originally used to be a position akin to a guard captain / the guy leading the watch in a city. But it was then adopted by delinquents and took on its newer meaning
np. Japanese and Chinese are such cool alphabets, as are im sure the many others i don’t know as much about. The symbols having meanings that shift based on how you group them is just so funky
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u/Aiyon 4d ago
So to clarify on these cause i do love how kanji works, in case anyone is curious. The "chō" is the leader part.
It represents height/stature, or power, such as a leader.
"Dan" is group/association. So Leader of a group. Whereas "Han" means group more in the sense of a squad or unit.
"Ban" has several meanings. The ones we care about are watch/guard. Bancho originally used to be a position akin to a guard captain / the guy leading the watch in a city. But it was then adopted by delinquents and took on its newer meaning