Home › Words › S › shateishateishatei means the younger brothers. They are children or wakashu of the oyabun his brothers. They are under the control of the kyodai (the brothers), but in the end it is still the word of the oyabun that is final. The shatei have their own sub-divisions in the yakuza clan.EtymologyFrom the Japanese yakuza hierarchy.nounThe younger brothers. They are children or wakashu of the oyabun his brothers. They are under the control of the kyodai (the brothers), but in the end it is still the word of the oyabun that is final. The shatei have their own sub-divisions in the yakuza clan.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.oyabun 58% match — The absolute leader of a yakuza clan. He has an advisor called a saiko-komon. vs shatei →kyodai 56% match — A high-ranking member of the yakuza, accountable to the shatei gashira. vs shatei →ahia 53% match — the eldest brother vs shatei →bunso 52% match — The youngest child in a family. vs shatei →wakashu 51% match — A Japanese boy after early childhood but before his coming-of-age ceremony. vs shatei →achi 49% match — the eldest sister vs shatei →tuakana 48% match — In Maori contexts, the elder brother of a male or the elder sister of a female; also, a same-sex cousin of a more senior branch of the family; (loosely), a mentor. vs shatei →toshiyori 48% match — An elder. vs shatei →