Word Meaning 任侠

にんきょう ninkyou

任侠 is read as にんきょう (ninkyou) and means yakuza.

Meaning

English

  1. yakuza
  2. chivalry
  3. chivalrous spirit
  4. helping the weak and fighting the strong

Reading

Kana

にんきょう

Romaji

ninkyou

Writing Variants

  • 仁侠 じんきょう jinkyou
  • 仁侠 にんきょう ninkyou
  • 任侠 じんきょう jinkyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Rank 10368 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

任侠団体

にんきょうだんたい

yakuza group

任侠映画

にんきょうえいが

yakuza film

任期

にんき

term of office

任務

にんむ

duty

任意

にんい

arbitrary

任命

にんめい

appointment

任せる

まかせる

to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone)

任す

まかす

to entrust (to someone)

にん

obligation

任地

にんち

one's place of appointment

任官

にんかん

appointment (to an office)

任免

にんめん

appointments and dismissal