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sokaiya

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: S AH0 K AY1 Y AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A form of racketeer in Japan who blackmails companies by threatening to publicly humiliate their management.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 総会屋.