Meanings

1. noun(member of the) yakuza; gangster; mobster
2. nounhoodlum; racketeer; gambler
3. na-adjective, nounuseless; worthless; good-for-nothing; trashy

Examples

• やくざがひろしに試練を課している。

  The yakuza were tormenting Hiroshi.

• 私は自分を映画のやくざと同一視した。

  I identified myself with the gangsters in the film.

• 恐いもの知らずのその男は憎しみと軽蔑の目でやくざをちらりと見た。

  The bold man glanced at the gangster with hatred and contempt.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).