半グレ

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: 2
on’yomi
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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [hã̠ŋɡɯ̟ᵝɾe̞]

Noun[edit]

(はん)グレ (hangure

  1. a minor criminal, a semi-delinquent
    • 2007, Takeda Kōsei, Ikebukuro no teiō ga akasu hitosodate no gokui [Secret lessons from the king of Ikebukuro revealed], page 83:
      それに(くら)べてぼくなんかは、ポーカーゲームの()(ばん)をいじりながら、()(りょう)(はん)グレ(あい)()に、(まい)(ばん)(まい)(ばん)(さつ)(たば)()()(あつ)(しゅ)()()(なか)(つみ)(おか)してきたわけです。
      Sore ni kurabete boku nanka wa, pōkā gēmu no kiban o ijiri nagara, furyō ya hangure aite ni, maiban maiban, satsutaba ga tobikau atsui shuraba no naka de tsumi o okashitekita wake desu.
      I on the other hand have been guilty, while fumbling through the basics of poker, of spending every night with hoodlum and semi-delinquent partners, dropping wads of cash on a hot scene.
  2. a gang of semi-delinquents
    • 2020, Shōji Yukiya, Tōkyo kaugāru [Tokyo cowgirl], page 144:
      ひょっとしたら、(いし)(がき)さんは(はん)グレ()ばれる(ひと)たちに(おそ)われたんだろうか。その()(のう)(せい)もあるかもしれない。だから、()(けい)(はん)グレ(れん)(ちゅう)()(まつ)しようとしているのか。
      Hyotto shitara, Ishigaki-san wa hangure to yobareru hito-tachi ni osowareta n darō ka. Sono kanōsei mo aru kamoshirenai. Dakara, yokei ni hangure no renchū o shimatsu shiyō to shiteiru no ka.
      Perhaps Mr. Ishigaki was attacked by what they call a semi-delinquent gang. That is certainly possible. So, maybe he’s trying to deal with the bunch of punks.

Usage notes[edit]

A 半グレ gang is often distinguished from (ぼう)(りょく)(だん) (bōryokudan, a yakuza gang). The latter are more strictly organized, and often considered more serious. The former may also be associated with, though not recognized as members of, a particular yakuza gang, or with a gang member.

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