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親和会 (しんわかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

親しん和わ会かい

Meanings

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noun

Shinwa-kai (yakuza syndicate)

organization name

Proper noun referring to a specific yakuza organization. Used in news and crime-related contexts.

警けい察さつは親しん和わ会かいの事じ務む所しょを捜そう索さくした。
The police searched the office of the Shinwa-kai.

Kanji

親parent, intimacy, relative
和harmony, Japanese style, peace
会meeting, meet, party

Etymology

The name is composed of 親和 (shinwa, 'friendship' or 'harmony') and 会 (kai, 'association'). The exact origin of the syndicate's name is uncertain.