yakuza
/jəˈkuzə/
noun
- A member of a Japanese organized crime syndicate.
- The movie tells the story of a yakuza who tries to leave the criminal underworld.
- The police arrested several yakuza members during the raid.
- My grandfather once told me that the yakuza were known for their strict codes of honor.
- Japanese organized crime groups as a whole, or the criminal underworld in Japan.
- The government has passed new laws to weaken the influence of the yakuza.
- The yakuza have been involved in various illegal activities for centuries.
- Many novels and films romanticize the yakuza as modern-day samurai.