How to say yakuza in Japanese

やくざyakuza☆・ヤクザYAKUZA Inflection

noun:

  • yakuza; gangster; mobster; hoodlum; racketeer; gambler - poss. from 八九三

adjectival noun / noun:

  • useless; worthless; good-for-nothing; trashy

Example Sentences

やくざyakuzaがgaひろしhiroshiにni試練shirenをwo課しているkashiteiru。
The yakuza were tormenting Hiroshi.
『極道gokudouのno妻tsumaたちtachi』はha、1986年nen、東映touei配給haikyuu網mouによりniyori公開koukaiされたsaretaヤクザYAKUZA映画eiga。
"Gang Wives" is a Yakuza movie released in 1986 by Toei Distribution Network.
私watashiはha自分jibunをwo映画eigaのnoやくざyakuzaとto同一視douitsushiしたshita。
I identified myself with the gangsters in the film.
恐いkowaiものmono知らずshirazuのnoそのsono男otokoはha憎しみnikushimiとto軽蔑keibetsuのno目meでdeやくざyakuzaをwoちらりとchirarito見たmita。
The bold man glanced at the gangster with hatred and contempt.
そのsonoヤクザYAKUZA達tachiはha対立tairitsuするsuruヤクザYAKUZAのno親分oyabunをwo暗殺ansatsuするsuru計画keikakuのno仲間nakamaにni彼kareをwo入れたireta。
The gangsters let him in on their plan to knock off a rival gang leader.

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