Meaning

2 senses
  1. A Japanese organized crime gang.

    яку́дзаjakúdza, яку́дзаjakúdza

    organized crime in Japan; an alliance of criminal organizations and illegal enterprises

  2. A member of that Japanese organized crime gang.

    a Japanese gangster

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Your dad shook down the yakuza.

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  2. Tom got into trouble with the Yakuza in Japan.

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  3. The yakuza were tormenting Hiroshi.

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  4. The Yakuza acts globally and has relationships with criminal affiliates in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

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  5. When the yakuza boss got out of the car, everyone bowed and greeted him by saying, "Osu!"

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
Japanese organized crime gang:

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese やくざ (yakuza). See there for more details.

Borrowed from Japanese やくざ (yakuza). See there for more details.

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Forms

plural: yakuza / yakuzas
Singularyakuza
Pluralyakuza / yakuzas

regular

Word family

1 related words
Derivedyak

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
yakuza — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto