やくざyakuza

1. noun(member of the) yakuza; gangster; mobster
   恐こわいもの知しらずのその男おとこは憎にくしみと軽蔑けいべつの目めでやくざをちらりと見みた。↗

   The bold man glanced at the gangster with hatred and contempt.

   そのヤクザ達たちは対立たいりつするヤクザの親分おやぶんを暗殺あんさつする計画けいかくの仲間なかまに彼かれを入いれた。↗

   The gangsters let him in on their plan to knock off a rival gang leader.
2. nounhoodlum; racketeer; gambler
3. na-adjective, nounuseless; worthless; good-for-nothing; trashy

• Synonymヤクザ者やくざものCasualColloquial term for hoodlums and underworld types, and also for people with no proper occupation; it centers on the person and carries contempt.
• Synonym暴力団員ぼうりょくだんいんFormalFormal term for a member of an organized crime group; the wording police and news media use, without the slangy flavor of 「ヤクザ」.
• Related無頼漢ぶらいかんWrittenWritten prose for a ruffian or scoundrel; it labels a lawless individual and implies no tie to any organized crime group.

Use 「ヤクザ」 for the Japanese underworld and its members, and also for anything no-good or useless. In formal contexts such as news and police statements, say 「暴力団員」; in written prose, 「無頼漢」 fits a scoundrel of any kind.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. ばくち打うち、渡世人とせいにん。また、ならず者もの。暴力団ぼうりょくだん。
2. いい加減かげんで、役やくに立たたないこと。まともでないこと。また、そのもの。
3. 不良ふりょうじみた、堕落だらくしたさま。