LingakuFrequency rank: 49,017. – 50,149.
- bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- gangster organization (organisation)
- crime syndicate
- yakuza
This meaning refers to a formalized group involved in organized crime activities, known for their specific structure and hierarchy.
Gangster organizations can sometimes influence local communities.
This meaning emphasizes the illegal nature of the group’s activities that often span various forms of crime, such as extortion, drug trafficking, and racketeering.
The prosecution is taking action to crack down on a new crime syndicate.
This meaning specifically refers to the traditional organized crime groups in Japan known as yakuza, often characterized by their strict codes of conduct and cultural practices.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ぼうりょくだん暴力団をこうせい構成するto be composed of a crime syndicateぼうりょくだん暴力団とのかんけい関係relationship with a crime syndicateぼうりょくだん暴力団のかつどう活動activities of a crime syndicateぼうりょくだんいん暴力団員gang memberぼうりょくだん暴力団のそしき組織organization of a crime syndicateぼうりょくだん暴力団たいさく対策countermeasures against organized crimeぼうりょくだん暴力団とのとりひき取引dealing with a crime syndicateぼうりょくだん暴力団からのきょうはく脅迫threat from a gangster organizationぼうりょくだん暴力団のえいきょう影響influence of a crime syndicateぼうりょくだん暴力団のてきはつ摘発crackdown on organized crime
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)