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Complete Definition of "yakuza"

English

Etymology
Obscure, but popularly said to originate from the lowest hand in hanafuda, a popular card game: 8 (ya), 9 (ku) 3 (za) (ie: worthless)

Noun
en-noun|yakuza

  1. A Japanese organized crime gang
  2. A member of a Japanese organized crime gang

Translations
Japanese: ããã or ã¤ã¯ã¶

See also
mafia
tong
triad

Japanese
Noun
ja-noun|r|hiraããã|kataã¤ã¯ã¶

  1. yakuza#English|yakuza

es:yakuza

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