Yakuza

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A loose alliance of Japanese criminal organizations and illegal enterprises. noun

A Japanese gangster. noun

A Japanese organized crime gang noun

A member of a Japanese organized crime gang noun

A Japanese gangster noun

Organized crime in Japan; an alliance of criminal organizations and illegal enterprises noun

A Japanese organized crime gang. (plural: yakuza)

A member of a Japanese organized crime gang. (plural: yakuzas)

Yakuza literally translates to "Bad, crooked." Lives up to its name. Unlike other underworld mass criminal organization, Yakuza has heavy influence in Japanese politics. One example is during the WW2, when Yakuza members flourished throughout asia, stealing, making brothels, prostitution, drug sales. They were unstoppable. Even today, they have close ties with politicians, and control most of the entertainment industry and other areas. Quite a bit of percentage of the Yakuza members prove to be of Korean ethnicity. An explanation would be that Koreans living in Japan aren't recognized as "Japanese" meaning that they are still subjected as aliens. Therefore, socially they become an outcast. It is natural for them to join social-outcast groups such as the Yakuza. Urban Dictionary

A Japanese organized crime syndicate, similar to the Mafia, or the Triads. They have some control of the Japanese social system, seeing as they own major things like casinos and the like. They have a strict code of loyalty and honor, which is a tradition long held by the Japanese. Yakuza are usually known to have large tattoos covering their backs, chests, and arms. They are also made famous by pop culture, an example being gangster flicks done by the famous Japanese director, Takeshi Kitano. Also, the whole cutting off of a fingertip is done by those who have angered the Yakuza as a plea for forgivness. THe name Yakuza translates roughly to 8-9-3, one of the worst hands you can get in Japanese Blackjack, where the goal is 19 instead of 21. Urban Dictionary

Yakuza (also known as gokudo) are members of traditional organized crime syndicates in Japan. The term Yakuza comes from a Japanese game, Oicho-Kabu (played with hanafuda or kabufuda cards). The worst hand in the game is a set of eight, nine and three. In traditional Japanese forms of counting, these numbers are called Ya, Ku and Sa, thus the origin of the word yakuza. The yakuza took this name because the Ya-Ku-Za hand requires the most skill (at judging opponents, etc.) and, obviously, the best luck in order to win. The name was also used because it signified bad fortune, presumably for anyone who went up against the group. Despite uncertainty about the single origin of Yakuza organizations, most modern Yakuza derive from two classifications which emerged in the mid-Edo Period: tekiya, those who primarily peddled illicit, stolen or shoddy goods; bakuto, those who were involved in or participated in gambling. During the formation of the yakuza, they adopted the traditional Japanese hierarchical structure of oyabun-kobun where kobun (lit. foster child) owe their allegiance to the oyabun (lit. foster parent). In a much later period, the code of jingi (justice and duty) was developed where loyalty and respect are a way of life. The alleys and streets of Shinjuku are a popular modern Tokyo Yakuza hangout. Urban Dictionary

A very infamous gang of Japan, Simular like mafia, sometimes refered to as 'Violent Crime Organisation' Usually higher-Ranks are anonymous Characterised as great fighters, typicalling weilding katanas in fiction Originating from a illigal gambling game in ancient Japan Urban Dictionary

Japanese Mafia that has a strict code of loyalty to one another, following many ancient Japanese traditions such as the code of the Samurai, even though they seem honorable they will still fuck someone up, so if you ever meet one just walk away...they love to come in groups Urban Dictionary

The Japanese mafia. Tolerated in Japanese because they own things like casinos. Urban Dictionary

Yakuza is the meaning of gangster/gangsters in japanese. Urban Dictionary

A japanese internet slang term referring to "those who turn their personal discomfort into a social evil and try to erase the target completely". Urban Dictionary

His name is not the "Dame da ne guy" his name is Yakuza from Yakuza the zero Urban Dictionary

A group consisting of purple yakuza (akiyamer), green yakuza (yakuza 0 massive man), gray yakuza (john yakuza), and blue yakuza (tanimura) from the video game yakuza 4. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to yakuza:
yakuza, yakusa.

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Adjectives that are often used to describe yakuza:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective yakuza:
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Words that sound like yakuza:
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