yakuza

• Substantiv, das ein Mitglied eines japanischen Verbrechersyndikats oder allgemein die japanische Mafia bzw. deren kriminelle Organisationen und illegalen Geschäfte bezeichnet.

A noun referring to a member of a Japanese organized crime syndicate, or collectively to the criminal organizations and illegal enterprises that form the Japanese mafia.

1. Japanese gangsterB2formal

   A member of a Japanese organized crime syndicate.

   Yakuza

   • The yakuza member was arrested for extortion.
   • He wrote a book about his life as a yakuza.
   • The movie portrays the life of a yakuza in Tokyo.

   Synonymegangsterhoodlummobsterthug

2. Organized crime in JapanB2formal

   The collective term for Japanese criminal organizations involved in illegal activities.

   Organisierte Kriminalität in Japan

   • The yakuza controls many illegal businesses in Japan.
   • Police are cracking down on yakuza activities.
   • The yakuza has a strict code of conduct.