ネズミ講

Japanese

Kanji in this term
講
こう Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of ネズミ (nezumi, “rat”) +‎ 講 (kō, “association”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ne̞zɨᵝmʲiko̞ː]

Noun

ネズミ講 (hiragana ねずみこう, rōmaji nezumikō)

(colloquial) a pyramid scheme

Synonyms

無限連鎖講 (むげん　れんさこう) (mugen rensakō, legal term, literally “infinite chain association”)

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