yakuza

yakuza

See also: yakuzą and Yakuza

English

Etymology

From Japanese やくざ (yakuza). See there for more details.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjakuza/, /jəˈkuːzə/

  • Audio (Southern England)

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Noun

yakuza (plural yakuza or yakuzas)

1. A Japanese organized crime gang. (plural: yakuza)
2. A member of a Japanese organized crime gang. (plural: yakuzas)

Coordinate terms

• bratva (“Russian organized crime”)
• mafia (“Italian organized crime”)
• mob (“organized crime”)
• tong (“Chinese organized crime”)
• triad (“Southeast Asian organized crime”)
• cartel (“Latin American organized crime syndicate”)

Translations

Japanese organized crime gang

Arabic: يَاكُوزَا‎ (yakūzā) Chinese: Mandarin: 極道／极道 (zh) (jídào), 如龍／如龙 (rúlóng), 日本黑道 (Rìběn hēidào) Finnish: yakuza (fi) Japanese: やくざ (ja) (yakuza), ヤクザ (ja) (yakuza), 極道 (ja) (gokudō) Korean: 야쿠자 (ko) (yakuja) Malay: yakuza Marathi: याकुजा (yākujā) Mongolian: якуза (jakuza) Polish: yakuza (pl) f, jakuza (pl) f Russian: яку́дза (ru) m (jakúdza) Slovene: jakuza

member of a Japanese organized crime gang

Arabic: يَاكُوزَا‎ (yakūzā) Chinese: Mandarin: 極道／极道 (zh) (jídào), 如龍／如龙 (rúlóng) Finnish: yakuza (fi) Japanese: やくざ (ja) (yakuza), ヤクザ (ja) (yakuza) Korean: 야쿠자 (ko) (yakuja) Malay: yakuza Marathi: याकुजा (yākujā) Polish: yakuza (pl) m, jakuza (pl) m Russian: яку́дза (ru) m (jakúdza)

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese やくざ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑkuzɑ/, [ˈjɑkuzɑ]

Noun

yakuza

1. yakuza (organized crime group or its member)

Declension

Inflection of yakuza (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative		yakuza	yakuzat
genitive		yakuzan	yakuzoiden yakuzoitten yakuzojen
partitive		yakuzaa	yakuzoita yakuzoja
illative		yakuzaan	yakuzoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		yakuza	yakuzat
accusative	nom.	yakuza	yakuzat
	gen.	yakuzan
genitive		yakuzan	yakuzoiden yakuzoitten yakuzojen yakuzainrare
partitive		yakuzaa	yakuzoita yakuzoja
inessive		yakuzassa	yakuzoissa
elative		yakuzasta	yakuzoista
illative		yakuzaan	yakuzoihin
adessive		yakuzalla	yakuzoilla
ablative		yakuzalta	yakuzoilta
allative		yakuzalle	yakuzoille
essive		yakuzana	yakuzoina
translative		yakuzaksi	yakuzoiksi
instructive		—	yakuzoin
abessive		yakuzatta	yakuzoitta
comitative		—	yakuzoineen

Possessive forms of yakuza (type katiska)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	yakuzani	yakuzamme
2nd person	yakuzasi	yakuzanne
3rd person	yakuzansa

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French

Alternative forms

• yakusa

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese やくざ (yakuza).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja.ky.za/, /ja.ku.za/

• Audio

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Noun

yakuza m (plural yakuzas)

1. yakuza

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Japanese

Romanization

yakuza

1. Rōmaji transcription of やくざ

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Polish

Alternative forms

• jakuza

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese やくざ (yakuza).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaˈku.za/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -uza
• Syllabification: ya‧ku‧za

Noun

yakuza f

1. (crime) yakuza (Japanese organized crime gang)

Declension

Declension of yakuza

	singular	plural
nominative	yakuza	yakuzy
genitive	yakuzy	yakuz
dative	yakuzie	yakuzom
accusative	yakuzę	yakuzy
instrumental	yakuzą	yakuzami
locative	yakuzie	yakuzach
vocative	yakuzo	yakuzy

Noun

yakuza m pers

1. (crime) yakuza (member of a Japanese organized crime gang)

Declension

Declension of yakuza

	singular	plural
nominative	yakuza	yakuzowie
genitive	yakuzy	yakuz
dative	yakuzie	yakuzom
accusative	yakuzę	yakuzów
instrumental	yakuzą	yakuzami
locative	yakuzie	yakuzach
vocative	yakuzo	yakuzowie

Further reading

• yakuza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• yakuza in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ʝaˈkuθa/ [ɟ͡ʝaˈku.θa]

 

• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ʝaˈkusa/ [ɟ͡ʝaˈku.sa]

• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ʝaˈkusa/ [ɟ͡ʝaˈku.sa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃaˈkusa/ [ʃaˈku.sa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒaˈkusa/ [ʒaˈku.sa]

• (Spain) Rhymes: -uθa
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -usa
• Syllabification: ya‧ku‧za

Noun

yakuza m (plural yakuzas)

1. yakuza