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wakashu (plural wakashu) (archaic) A boy after early childhood but before his coming-of-age ceremony A role in kabuki traditionally played by a boy of this age category The soldiers of the oyabun, who perform the tasks t…

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  1. wakashu (plural wakashu) (archaic) A boy after early childhood but before his coming-of-age ceremony A role in kabuki traditionally played by a boy of this age category The soldiers of the oyabun, who perform the tasks that the oyabun gives them without hesitation. (From the Japanese yakuza hierarchy.)