yakuza
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See also: yakuzą and Yakuza
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjækuːzə/, /jəˈkuːzə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈjækuzə/, /ˈjɑː-/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈjaːkʉːzə/, /jəˈkʉːzə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ækuːzə, -uːzə
- Hyphenation: ya‧ku‧za
Noun
yakuza (plural yakuza or yakuzas)
- A Japanese organized crime gang.
- A member of that Japanese organized crime gang.
Usage notes
Coordinate terms
Translations
Japanese organized crime gang
member of a Japanese organized crime gang
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
yakuza
Declension
Inflection of yakuza (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) | |||
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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 yakuzain rare | |
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. |
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French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
yakuza m (plural yakuzas)
Indonesian
Noun
Japanese
Romanization
yakuza
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English yakuza.
Pronunciation
Noun
yakuza f
- yakuza (Japanese organized crime gang)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | yakuza | yakuzy |
genitive | yakuzy | yakuz |
dative | yakuzie | yakuzom |
accusative | yakuzę | yakuzy |
instrumental | yakuzą | yakuzami |
locative | yakuzie | yakuzach |
vocative | yakuzo | yakuzy |
Declension of yakuza
Noun
yakuza m pers
- yakuza (member of that crime gang)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | yakuza | yakuzowie |
genitive | yakuzy | yakuzów |
dative | yakuzie | yakuzom |
accusative | yakuzę | yakuzów |
instrumental | yakuzą | yakuzami |
locative | yakuzie | yakuzach |
vocative | yakuzo | yakuzowie |
Declension of yakuza
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Japanese やくざ (yakuza).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uzɐ
Noun
yakuza f (plural yakuzas)
- yakuza (Japanese organized crime gang)
Noun
yakuza m or f by sense (plural yakuzas)
- yakuza (member of that crime gang)
Further reading
- “yakuza”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “yakuza”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025
- “yakuza”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “yakuza”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “yakuza”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uθa
- Rhymes: -usa
- Syllabification: ya‧ku‧za
Noun
yakuza f (plural yakuzas)
- yakuza (Japanese organized crime gang)
Noun
yakuza m or f by sense (plural yakuzas)
- yakuza (member of that crime gang)
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