# yakuza
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈjækuːzə/, /jəˈkuːzə/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈjækuzə/, /ˈjɑː-/
* (General Australian) IPA: /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

* The word yakuza has different plurals depending on the sense: yakuza (sense 1) and yakuzas (sense 2).

#### Coordinate terms

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

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Japanese やくざ (yakuza).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjɑkuzɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝kuzɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑkuzɑ

### Noun

yakuza
* yakuza (Japanese organized crime gang)
* yakuza (member of that crime gang)

#### Declension

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 yakuzaini $^{rare}$
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 yakuzaisi $^{rare}$
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 yakuzaimme $^{rare}$
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 yakuzainne $^{rare}$
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 yakuzainsa $^{rare}$
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

* yakusa

### Etymology

From Japanese やくざ (yakuza).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ja.ky.za/, /ja.ku.za/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

yakuza m (plural yakuzas)
* yakuza (Japanese organized crime gang)
* yakuza (member of that crime gang)

## Indonesian
### Noun

yakuza (plural yakuza-yakuza)
* mafia, gang

## Japanese
### Romanization

yakuza
* Rōmaji transcription of やくざ

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* jakuza

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English yakuza.

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

yakuza f
* yakuza (Japanese organized crime gang)

#### Declension
### Noun

yakuza m pers
* yakuza (member of that crime gang)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* yakuza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* yakuza in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese やくざ (yakuza).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /jaˈku.zɐ/
* 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

From Japanese やくざ (yakuza).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /ʝaˈkuθa/ [ɟ͡ʝaˈku.θa]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /ʝaˈkusa/ [ɟ͡ʝaˈku.sa]
* IPA: (most of Latin America, Philippines) /ʝaˈkusa/ [ɟ͡ʝaˈku.sa]
* IPA: (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃaˈkusa/ [ʃaˈku.sa]
* IPA: (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒaˈkusa/ [ʒaˈku.sa]
* 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)