暴ぼう力りょく団だん員いん

noun

member of an organized crime group; gangster; mobster; yakuza

Refers specifically to a member of a 暴力団 (bōryokudan), a legally designated organized crime group in Japan. Often used in legal, news, or formal contexts.

See also: 暴力団

• 警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.

• 暴ぼう力りょく団だん員いんによる事じ件けんが増ふえている。

  Incidents involving gangsters are increasing.