Yakuza

//ˈjækuːzə//

Synonyms for "yakuza"

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Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

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coordinate

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has context

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is a

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related to

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Translations

29 translations across 12 languages.

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Arabic

2 entries
  • يَاكُوزَا noun (Japanese organized crime gang)
  • يَاكُوزَا noun (member of a Japanese organized crime gang)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 如龍 /如龙 noun (member of a Japanese organized crime gang)
  • 日本黑道 noun (Japanese organized crime gang)
  • 極道 /极道 noun (Japanese organized crime gang)
  • 極道 /极道 noun (member of a Japanese organized crime gang)

Finnish

2 entries
  • yakuza noun (Japanese organized crime gang)
  • yakuza noun (member of a Japanese organized crime gang)

Japanese

4 entries
  • やくざ noun (Japanese organized crime gang)
  • やくざ noun (member of a Japanese organized crime gang)
  • ヤクザ noun (Japanese organized crime gang)
  • ヤクザ noun (member of a Japanese organized crime gang)

Korean

2 entries
  • 야쿠자 noun (Japanese organized crime gang)
  • 야쿠자 noun (member of a Japanese organized crime gang)

Malay

2 entries
  • yakuza noun (Japanese organized crime gang)
  • yakuza noun (member of a Japanese organized crime gang)

Marathi

2 entries
  • याकुजा noun (Japanese organized crime gang)
  • याकुजा noun (member of a Japanese organized crime gang)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • якуза noun (Japanese organized crime gang)

Polish

4 entries
  • jakuza noun (Japanese organized crime gang)
  • jakuza noun (member of a Japanese organized crime gang)
  • yakuza noun (Japanese organized crime gang)
  • yakuza noun (member of a Japanese organized crime gang)

Russian

2 entries
  • яку́дза noun (Japanese organized crime gang)
  • яку́дза noun (member of a Japanese organized crime gang)

Slovene

1 entries
  • jakuza noun (Japanese organized crime gang)

Spanish

2 entries
  • yakuza noun (Japanese organized crime gang)
  • yakuzas noun (Japanese organized crime gang)

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

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"Gang Wives" is a Yakuza movie released in 1986 by Toei Distribution Network.

Source: tatoeba (329552)

The yakuza were tormenting Hiroshi.

Source: tatoeba (329583)

Your dad shook down the yakuza.

Source: tatoeba (4931185)

Tom got into trouble with the Yakuza in Japan.

Source: tatoeba (9019459)

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