ぼうりょくだん
Bouryokudan
暴力団 (Bouryokudan) is a Japanese noun meaning “bōryokudan, gangster organization (organisation), crime syndicate, yakuza”.
Meanings
- nounbōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
Examples
暴力団は強盗を計画していた。
The gang was planning a robbery.
暴力団を見張るのは危険な冒険だった。
Spying on gangsters was a dangerous venture.
住民の運動で暴力団を町から追放した。
The movement of the inhabitants drove the band of thugs out of the town.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).