Japanese symbol for “gang”
連中
れんちゅう
Romaji: renchuu
company; lot; people; bunch
In Japanese, gang is 連中, read れんちゅう (renchuu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n company; lot; people; bunch; gang; pack
- n troupe; company (of musicians)
Written forms: 連中. Readings: れんちゅう、れんじゅう、れんぢゅう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “gang”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一家 | いっか ikka | gang; (yakuza) family |
| 仲間 | なかま nakama | group; company; circle |
| ギャング | ギャング gyangu | gang |
| 一味 | いちみ ichimi | clan; partisans; conspirators |
| 一団 | いちだん ichidan | body; group; party |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 連絡 | れんらく renraku | contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch |
| 関連 | かんれん kanren | relation; connection; relevance |
| 連続 | れんぞく renzoku | continuation; succession; series |
| 連合 | れんごう rengou | union; combination; alliance |
| 連邦 | れんぽう renpou | federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth |
| 中心 | ちゅうしん chuushin | center; centre; middle |
| 途中 | とちゅう tochuu | on the way; en route |
| 中央 | ちゅうおう chuuou | centre; center; middle |
See also: Chinese symbol for “gang”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.