yakuza
noun
ya·ku·za
ˈyä-ku̇-ˌzä 
plural yakuza
1
: a Japanese gangster
2
: an organized crime syndicate in Japan
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Others are new, building on a genuinely fresh and funny revelation that explains not only a cold open involving yakuza gangsters half a world away in Osaka, but also why this quaint town is sitting on a stash of weaponry big enough to overthrow the governments of several small nations.
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Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
That means, Ulysses is up against the entire population — which is a lot less than 1,890 when the film is over — while the yakuza take a 10-hour private jet over to settle the score.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Based on a 2018 novel by Yoshida Shuichi, the film follows a kabuki performer as he is born into a yakuza family and later adopted by a kabuki actor.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Dong-ju finally takes Ju-yeong down Before Ju-yeong can get onto a boat, he is intercepted by the yakuza.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 21 July 2025
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Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
That means, Ulysses is up against the entire population — which is a lot less than 1,890 when the film is over — while the yakuza take a 10-hour private jet over to settle the score.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Based on a 2018 novel by Yoshida Shuichi, the film follows a kabuki performer as he is born into a yakuza family and later adopted by a kabuki actor.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Dong-ju finally takes Ju-yeong down Before Ju-yeong can get onto a boat, he is intercepted by the yakuza.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 21 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for yakuza
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“Yakuza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yakuza. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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