kumiin
Kumiin, written in kanji as 組員 and pronounced kumiin, is a Japanese noun meaning a member of a group or organization. The term is composed of the characters 組 (kumi, “group” or “organization”) and 員 (in, “member”). Although it can refer to any member of a collective, it is most recognizable in reference to organized-crime groups, where it denotes a rank-and-file member of the organization.
In contemporary Japanese, kumiin is encountered mainly in journalism, police reports, and crime literature when describing
Because of its association with organized crime, kumiin carries connotations that may be stigmatizing outside formal