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ヤクザ

yakuza, gangster, member of organized crime

noun Rare #38,465
yakuza, gangster, member of organized crime Often refers specifically to a member of the Japanese organized-crime groups known as the yakuza.
JA: 彼はヤクザと関わりがあるらしい。
EN: Apparently, he has connections to the yakuza.

ヤクザ？

Yakuza?

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

ヤクザの罠かと思ったが明らかに違うな

I thought it was a yakuza trap, but clearly it’s not.

— ブレット・トレイン (2022)

ソウルからヤクザまで本当？

From Seoul to yakuza, really?

— タクシー運転手 約束は海を越えて (2017)

[被害者はシン・モーで釜山のヤクザ]

The victim is Shin Mo, a Busan gangster.

— ベイビー・ブローカー (2022)