チンピラ

See also: ちんぴら

Japanese

Noun

チンピラ (rōmaji chinpira)

  1. a hoodlum, a minor criminal, a hooligan, a punk
    近 (きん)所 (じょ)のチンピラ
    kinjo no chinpira
    a neighborhood punk
  2. an apprentice yakuza, a low-ranking gangster, a young member of an organized crime group
    • 1996, Jirō Akagawa, Shinguru, →ISBN, page 131:
      本 (ほん)当 (とう)にチンピラなので、もし和代 (かずよ)の方 (ほう)で見 (み)たとしても、顔 (かお)は分 (わか)らなかったろう。しかし、チンピラの方 (ほう)では、しっかり和代 (かずよ)の顔 (かお)が頭 (あたま)に入 (はい)っていたのだ。
      Hontōni chinpira nanode, moshi Kazuyo no hō de mita toshitemo, kao wa wakaranakattarō. Shikashi, chinpira no hō de wa, shikkari Kazuyo no kao ga atama ni haitteita noda.
      Because he’s a real low-level guy, even if Kazuyo sees him, she won’t know his face, right. But those low-level guys absolutely have Kazuyo’s face in mind.
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