黒社会

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
くろ
Grade: 2
しゃ
Grade: 2
かい
Grade: 2
kun’yomi on’yomi on’yomi
Alternative spelling
黑社會 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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(くろ) (kuro, black) + 社会(しゃかい) (shakai, society). Calque of Chinese 黑社會黑社会 (hēishèhuì).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(くろ)(しゃ)(かい) (kuroshakai

  1. gang in China

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN