マル暴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
暴
ぼう Grade: 5
goon

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma̠ɾɯ̟bo̞ː]

Noun

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