<entry id="1100616" stat="A" corpus="jmdict" type="jmdict">
<ent_corp type="jmdict">jmdict</ent_corp>
<ent_seq>2720500</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>組員</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>くみいん</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<gloss>member (esp. of a criminal organization)</gloss>
<gloss>gang member</gloss>
<gloss>gangster</gloss>
<gloss>yakuza</gloss>
<gloss>crime syndicate member</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2012-06-02 02:40:23" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Marcus</upd_name>
<upd_refs>JST, 日本語WordNet(英和), daijs</upd_refs>
</audit>
<audit time="2012-06-06 11:11:30" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Call a spade a spade.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>GG5, etc.</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -12,1 +12,4 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;member (esp. of a gangster organization)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;gang member&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;gangster&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;yakuza&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;crime syndicate member&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2012-06-06 13:17:38" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Marcus</upd_name>
<upd_detl>It doesn't necessarily refer to a gangster, but any member 
of an organization/company/club/group ending with 組, which 
isn't uncommon among 建設会社 for example.
Maybe 2 senses though? jawiki says gang members are called 
組員 even if the yakuza organization's name ends with 会 
rather than 組. Also often used by itself (or 元組員) to 
refer to gang members in newspaper headlines etc.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>http://soudan1.biglobe.ne.jp/qa2658094.html
http://www.awayukigumi.com/member/index.html
(one profile reads "あわゆき新組員")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t9B2AK6QzE</upd_refs>
</audit>
<audit time="2012-06-09 07:23:55" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>rene</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Rene Malenfant</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>all kokugo dics specify a broader meaning (e.g. koj: 組の構成員。特に暴力団の一員。) i'm fine with including it as a broader first gloss.</upd_detl>
<upd_diff>@@ -12,0 +12,1 @@
+&lt;gloss&gt;member (esp. of a criminal organization)&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2012-06-11 06:13:59" stat="A">
<upd_uid>pupchurch</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Paul Upchurch</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>