任にん侠きょう

noun

chivalry; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong

Refers to the traditional code of honor and behavior associated with yakuza and historical outlaws, emphasizing protecting the weak and opposing the powerful. Often used in a romanticized or nostalgic context.

• 彼かれは任にん侠きょうの道みちを貫つらぬいた。

  He lived by the code of chivalry.

• 任にん侠きょう映えい画がが好すきだ。

  I like chivalrous yakuza films.

noun, used as a prefix

yakuza (euphemistic)

Euphemistic prefix used in compounds to refer to yakuza or yakuza-related things, often with a romanticized or nostalgic tone. Common in terms like 任侠団体 (yakuza organization) and 任侠映画 (yakuza film).

See also: 任侠団体 · 任侠映画

• 任にん侠きょう団だん体たいの構こう成せい員いんが逮たい捕ほされた。

  Members of a yakuza organization were arrested.

• あの俳はい優ゆうは任にん侠きょう映えい画がで有ゆう名めいになった。

  That actor became famous through yakuza films.