sokaiya Syllabification: (so·kai·ya)Pronunciation: /ˌsōˈkīyə/Definition of sokaiya noun (plural same) a holder of shares in a Japanese company who tries to extort money from it by threatening to cause trouble for executives at a general meeting of the shareholders. Origin:Japanese, from sōkai 'general meeting' + -ya 'dealer'sokaiya in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of sokaiya in the British & World English dictionary
