暴ぼう力りょく団だん組くみ員いん

noun

member of an organized crime group; yakuza member; gangster

Refers specifically to a member of a 暴力団 (bōryokudan), a legally defined organized crime group in Japan. Often used in news and legal contexts.

See also: 暴力団員

• 警けい察さつは暴ぼう力りょく団だん組くみ員いんを逮たい捕ほした。

  The police arrested a member of an organized crime group.

• 暴ぼう力りょく団だん組くみ員いんによる事じ件けんが増ふえている。

  Incidents involving yakuza members are increasing.