yakuza

See also: yakuzą and Yakuza

English

Etymology

From Japanese やくざ (yakuza). See there for more details.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjakuza/, /jəˈkuːzə/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

yakuza (plural yakuza or yakuzas)

  1. A Japanese organized crime gang. (plural: yakuza)
  2. A member of a Japanese organized crime gang. (plural: yakuzas)

Coordinate terms
  • bratva (“Russian organized crime”)
  • mafia (“Italian organized crime”)
  • mob (“organized crime”)
  • tong (“Chinese organized crime”)
  • triad (“Hong Kong organized crime”)
  • cartel (“Latin American organized crime syndicate”)

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese やくざ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑkuzɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝kuzɑ̝]

Noun

yakuza

  1. yakuza (organized crime group or its member)

Declension
Inflection of yakuza (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative yakuza yakuzat
genitive yakuzan yakuzoiden
yakuzoitten
yakuzojen
partitive yakuzaa yakuzoita
yakuzoja
illative yakuzaan yakuzoihin
singular plural
nominative yakuza yakuzat
accusative nom. yakuza yakuzat
gen. yakuzan
genitive yakuzan yakuzoiden
yakuzoitten
yakuzojen
yakuzainrare
partitive yakuzaa yakuzoita
yakuzoja
inessive yakuzassa yakuzoissa
elative yakuzasta yakuzoista
illative yakuzaan yakuzoihin
adessive yakuzalla yakuzoilla
ablative yakuzalta yakuzoilta
allative yakuzalle yakuzoille
essive yakuzana yakuzoina
translative yakuzaksi yakuzoiksi
abessive yakuzatta yakuzoitta
instructive — yakuzoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of yakuza (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative yakuzani yakuzani
accusative nom. yakuzani yakuzani
gen. yakuzani
genitive yakuzani yakuzoideni
yakuzoitteni
yakuzojeni
yakuzainirare
partitive yakuzaani yakuzoitani
yakuzojani
inessive yakuzassani yakuzoissani
elative yakuzastani yakuzoistani
illative yakuzaani yakuzoihini
adessive yakuzallani yakuzoillani
ablative yakuzaltani yakuzoiltani
allative yakuzalleni yakuzoilleni
essive yakuzanani yakuzoinani
translative yakuzakseni yakuzoikseni
abessive yakuzattani yakuzoittani
instructive — —
comitative — yakuzoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative yakuzasi yakuzasi
accusative nom. yakuzasi yakuzasi
gen. yakuzasi
genitive yakuzasi yakuzoidesi
yakuzoittesi
yakuzojesi
yakuzaisirare
partitive yakuzaasi yakuzoitasi
yakuzojasi
inessive yakuzassasi yakuzoissasi
elative yakuzastasi yakuzoistasi
illative yakuzaasi yakuzoihisi
adessive yakuzallasi yakuzoillasi
ablative yakuzaltasi yakuzoiltasi
allative yakuzallesi yakuzoillesi
essive yakuzanasi yakuzoinasi
translative yakuzaksesi yakuzoiksesi
abessive yakuzattasi yakuzoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — yakuzoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative yakuzamme yakuzamme
accusative nom. yakuzamme yakuzamme
gen. yakuzamme
genitive yakuzamme yakuzoidemme
yakuzoittemme
yakuzojemme
yakuzaimmerare
partitive yakuzaamme yakuzoitamme
yakuzojamme
inessive yakuzassamme yakuzoissamme
elative yakuzastamme yakuzoistamme
illative yakuzaamme yakuzoihimme
adessive yakuzallamme yakuzoillamme
ablative yakuzaltamme yakuzoiltamme
allative yakuzallemme yakuzoillemme
essive yakuzanamme yakuzoinamme
translative yakuzaksemme yakuzoiksemme
abessive yakuzattamme yakuzoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — yakuzoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative yakuzanne yakuzanne
accusative nom. yakuzanne yakuzanne
gen. yakuzanne
genitive yakuzanne yakuzoidenne
yakuzoittenne
yakuzojenne
yakuzainnerare
partitive yakuzaanne yakuzoitanne
yakuzojanne
inessive yakuzassanne yakuzoissanne
elative yakuzastanne yakuzoistanne
illative yakuzaanne yakuzoihinne
adessive yakuzallanne yakuzoillanne
ablative yakuzaltanne yakuzoiltanne
allative yakuzallenne yakuzoillenne
essive yakuzananne yakuzoinanne
translative yakuzaksenne yakuzoiksenne
abessive yakuzattanne yakuzoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — yakuzoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative yakuzansa yakuzansa
accusative nom. yakuzansa yakuzansa
gen. yakuzansa
genitive yakuzansa yakuzoidensa
yakuzoittensa
yakuzojensa
yakuzainsarare
partitive yakuzaansa yakuzoitaan
yakuzojaan
yakuzoitansa
yakuzojansa
inessive yakuzassaan
yakuzassansa		 yakuzoissaan
yakuzoissansa
elative yakuzastaan
yakuzastansa		 yakuzoistaan
yakuzoistansa
illative yakuzaansa yakuzoihinsa
adessive yakuzallaan
yakuzallansa		 yakuzoillaan
yakuzoillansa
ablative yakuzaltaan
yakuzaltansa		 yakuzoiltaan
yakuzoiltansa
allative yakuzalleen
yakuzallensa		 yakuzoilleen
yakuzoillensa
essive yakuzanaan
yakuzanansa		 yakuzoinaan
yakuzoinansa
translative yakuzakseen
yakuzaksensa		 yakuzoikseen
yakuzoiksensa
abessive yakuzattaan
yakuzattansa		 yakuzoittaan
yakuzoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — yakuzoineen
yakuzoinensa

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese やくざ (yakuza).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ja.ky.za/, /ja.ku.za/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

yakuza m (plural yakuzas)

  1. yakuza

Indonesian

Noun

yakuza (first-person possessive yakuzaku, second-person possessive yakuzamu, third-person possessive yakuzanya)

  1. mafia, gang

Japanese

Romanization

yakuza

  1. Rōmaji transcription of やくざ

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English yakuza.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jaˈku.za/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -uza
  • Syllabification: ya‧ku‧za

Noun

yakuza f

  1. (crime) yakuza (Japanese organized crime gang)

Declension
Declension of yakuza
singular plural
nominative yakuza yakuzy
genitive yakuzy yakuz
dative yakuzie yakuzom
accusative yakuzę yakuzy
instrumental yakuzą yakuzami
locative yakuzie yakuzach
vocative yakuzo yakuzy

Noun

yakuza m pers

  1. (crime) yakuza (member of a Japanese organized crime gang)

Declension
Declension of yakuza
singular plural
nominative yakuza yakuzowie
genitive yakuzy yakuzów
dative yakuzie yakuzom
accusative yakuzę yakuzów
instrumental yakuzą yakuzami
locative yakuzie yakuzach
vocative yakuzo yakuzowie

Further reading
  • yakuza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • yakuza in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ʝaˈkuθa/ [ɟ͡ʝaˈku.θa]
 
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ʝaˈkusa/ [ɟ͡ʝaˈku.sa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃaˈkusa/ [ʃaˈku.sa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒaˈkusa/ [ʒaˈku.sa]

  • (Spain) Rhymes: -uθa
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -usa
  • Syllabification: ya‧ku‧za

Noun

yakuza m (plural yakuzas)

  1. yakuza
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