暴力団

Japanese

Kanji in this term
暴 力 団
ぼう
Grade: 5 		りょく
Grade: 1 		だん
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
暴力團 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

暴力(ぼうりょく) (bōryoku) + 団(だん) (-dan)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ぼーりょくだん [bòóryókúꜜdàǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [bo̞ːɾʲo̞kɯ̟dã̠ɴ]

Noun

暴(ぼう)力(りょく)団(だん) • (bōryokudan) 

  1. violent gang engaged in organized crime, usually the yakuza
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