yakuza
ya·ku·za
якудза
A Japanese organized crime gangA Japanese organized crime gang.
UK/ˈjækuːzə/US/ˈjækuzə/
» Your dad shook down the yakuza.
Meaning
2 sensesA Japanese organized crime gang.
яку́дзаjakúdza, яку́дзаjakúdza
organized crime in Japan; an alliance of criminal organizations and illegal enterprises
A member of that Japanese organized crime gang.
a Japanese gangster
Examples
5 sentencesYour dad shook down the yakuza.
Tom got into trouble with the Yakuza in Japan.
The yakuza were tormenting Hiroshi.
The Yakuza acts globally and has relationships with criminal affiliates in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
When the yakuza boss got out of the car, everyone bowed and greeted him by saying, "Osu!"
Translations
3 languagesРусский
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 / yakuzasWord family
1 related wordsDerivedyak
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular