暴力団

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぼう
Grade: 5
りょく
Grade: 1
だん
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
暴力團 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーりょくだん [bòóryókúꜜdàǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [bo̞ːɾʲo̞kɯ̟dã̠ɴ]

Noun

(ぼう)(りょく)(だん) • (bōryokudan

  1. violent gang engaged in organized crime, usually the yakuza