半はんグレ

noun

semi-organized crime group; non-yakuza gang

Refers to criminal groups that are not part of traditional yakuza organizations, often consisting of younger members and operating in a more fluid, less hierarchical manner. The term is a blend of 半 (half) and グレる (to go astray/delinquent).

See also: ぐれる

• 最さい近きん、半はんグレによる犯はん罪ざいが増ふえている。

  Recently, crimes by semi-organized gangs have been increasing.

• 彼かれは半はんグレのリーダーとして知しられている。

  He is known as a leader of a non-yakuza crime group.