also: ヤミきん
noun
illegal loan; black-market lending
Refers to unregistered, high-interest loans from illegal lenders, often associated with yakuza or shady operations. Abbreviation of 闇金融.
See also: 闇金融
彼はヤミ金に手を出して、借金が膨らんでしまった。
He got involved with an illegal loan and his debt ballooned.
闇金から逃
To escape the loan sharks, I consulted a lawyer.
Abbreviation of 闇金融 (やみきんゆう), literally 'dark finance'. The term 闇 (yami, 'darkness') implies illegality or underground activity.