Meaning of やくざ in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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やくざ, ヤクザ
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Romajiyakuza, yakuza
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- professional gambler or ruffian (esp. a member of the Japanese mafia); yakuza (member)
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- uselessness; purposelessness
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Example Sentences
やくざ, ヤクザ used in context
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The yakuza were tormenting Hiroshi.
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『極道の妻たち』は、1986年、東映配給網により公開されたヤクザ映画。
Gang Wives is a Yakuza movie released in 1986 by Toei Distribution Network.
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I identified myself with the gangsters in the film.
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恐いもの知らずのその男は憎しみと軽蔑の目でやくざをちらりと見た。
The bold man glanced at the gangster with hatred and contempt.
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そのヤクザ達は対立するヤクザの親分を暗殺する計画の仲間に彼を入れた。
The gangsters let him in on their plan to knock off a rival gang leader.
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そのヤクザ達は対立するヤクザの親分を暗殺する計画の仲間に彼を入れた。
The gangsters let him in on their plan to knock off a rival gang leader.
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