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暴力団員 (bouryokudanin) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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けい
察さつ
は
暴ぼう
力りょく
団だん
員いん
を
逮たい
捕ほ
し
た
。
The police arrested a member of an organized crime group.
Incidents involving gangsters are increasing.
Kanji 員 employee, member, number Related words 暴ぼう 力りょく 団だん 暴力団 refers to the organized crime group itself, while 暴力団員 refers to an individual member of such a group.
ヤクザ ヤクザ is a more colloquial and broader term for Japanese organized crime members or the organization, while 暴力団員 is a formal, legal term.
Etymology Compound of 暴力 (bōryoku, 'violence') + 団 (dan, 'group') + 員 (in, 'member').
