みかじめ料りょう

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Meanings

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protection money

Money paid to yakuza or other criminal groups to avoid trouble, often by businesses in their territory.

That shop seems to be forced to pay protection money every month.

みかじめ料りょうを要よう求きゅうするのは恐きょう喝かつ罪ざいになる。

Demanding protection money constitutes extortion.

用よう心じん棒ぼう代だい
Literally 'bodyguard fee'; can refer to legitimate security payments, whereas みかじめ料 is specifically extortion money paid to criminals.
ショバ代だい
Slang for money paid to use a location for illegal activities; more specific than みかじめ料, which covers general protection.

みかじめ料りょう
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
見みかじめ料りょう
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; the first part is usually written in kana.
見ヶ〆料みかじめりょう
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form with ateji; not recommended for learners.

From みかじめ (watching over, guarding) + 料 (fee). The exact origin of みかじめ is uncertain, but it is associated with the underworld term for 'protection'.