Vocab Info

N1 Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

やくざprofessional gambler or ruffian (esp. a member of the Japanese mafia), yakuza (member), uselessness, purposelessness

    Dictionary Definition

    Common

    1. Noun

      1.

      (member of the) yakuza, gangster, mobster

    2. Noun

      2.

      hoodlum, racketeer, gambler

    3. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

      3.

      useless, worthless, good-for-nothing, trashy

    All Forms

    ヤクザ、やくざ

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    • Pitch Accent

      • や

      • く

      • ざ

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    Examples

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      警察(けいさつ)はやくざを逮捕(たいほ)するために必死(ひっし)です。

      The police are doing everything they can to arrest the yakuza.

      • N1

      やくざなこの仕事(しごと)は小学生(しょうがくせい)にでもすることが出来(でき)る。

      This job is so pointless, even an elementary schooler could do it.

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      平和(へいわ)な人生(じんせい)を送(おく)りたい人(ひと)はヤクザとは関(かか)わるべきではありません。

      If you want a peaceful life, you should steer clear of the yakuza.

      • N1

      あのやくざグループの親分(おやぶん)が躊躇(ちゅうちょ)なく人(ひと)を殺(ころ)すことなんて、疑(うたが)うべくもない。

      There's no question about it—the boss of that yakuza group would kill without hesitation.

      • N1

      マフィアの世界(せかい)には及(およ)ばないだろうが、ヤクザの世界(せかい)でも殺(ころ)しはよくあるらしい。

      It might not be on the same level as the mafia, but murder seems pretty common in the yakuza world too.

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