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暴力団組員 (ぼうりょくだんくみいん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

暴ぼう力りょく団だん組くみ員いん

Meanings

1

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.

Kanji

暴outburst, rave, fret
力power, strength, strong
団group, association
組

association, braid, plait

員employee, member, number

Similar words

暴ぼう力りょく団だん員いん
Synonymous; 暴力団組員 is slightly more explicit about being a member of a specific group (組), while 暴力団員 is a broader term for any member of a 暴力団.
ヤクザ
Common colloquial term for yakuza or gangster; 暴力団組員 is more formal and legalistic.

Etymology

Compound of 暴力団 (bōryokudan, 'violent group/organized crime group') + 組員 (kumiin, 'member of a group/crew').