指定暴力団

Reading

Kana: していぼうりょくだん

Romaji: shiteibouryokudan

Definition

noun

1

designated organized crime group; designated criminal organisation; designated boryokudan; designated yakuza group; group officially listed as criminal by the National Police Agency

See also: 暴力団

Kanji

指

Readings: シ、 ゆび、 さ.す、 -さ.し

Meanings: finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)

定

Readings: テイ、 ジョウ、 さだ.める、 さだ.まる、 さだ.か

Meanings: determine, fix, establish, decide

暴

Readings: ボウ、 バク、 あば.く、 あば.れる

Meanings: outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrage

力

Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから

Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert

団

Readings: ダン、 トン、 かたまり、 まる.い

Meanings: group, association