yakuza

noun

ya·ku·za ˈyä-ku̇-ˌzä

plural yakuza

: a Japanese gangster

: an organized crime syndicate in Japan

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Ichiban Kasuga, possibly the sweetest, most well-meaning former yakuza to grace any piece of fiction (video games or otherwise), doesn’t question each increasingly silly plot twist or insane mini-game, but throws himself into the action with willing, naïve abandon. —

Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 June 2024 The question of the season is: Can the supposedly incorruptible Katagiri stay clean under enormous pressure and the yakuza’s threats towards his family? —

Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024 Katagiri previously tried to maintain a delicate peace between the different yakuza factions, but the arrival of detective Shoko Negate (Miki Maya) heralds a new, aggressive stance by the police to end the yakuza’s choke hold on the city. —

Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024 Actually, Sato is not always safe in his yakuza family, Chihara-Kai. —

Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for yakuza