マル暴

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
暴
ぼう
Grade: 5
goon
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Etymology[edit]

Compound of マル (maru, “circle symbol; used to form police jargon”) +‎ 暴 (bō, “short for 暴力団”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ma̠ɾɯ̟ᵝbo̞ː]

Noun[edit]

マル暴(ぼう) • (marubō) 

  1. (law enforcement jargon)
    1. organized crime groups, especially the yakuza
    2. a member of such organized crime group
    3. a police officer assigned to gang unit
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