Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 暴
|
力
|
団
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ぼう Grade: 5
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りょく Grade: 1
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だん Grade: 5
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| on'yomi
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| Alternative spelling
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| 暴力團 (kyūjitai)
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Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ぼーりょくだん [bòóryókúꜜdàǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
- IPA(key): [bo̞ːɾʲo̞kɯ̟dã̠ɴ]
Noun
暴力団 • (bōryokudan)
- violent gang engaged in organized crime, usually the yakuza