闇取引(やみとりひき)

やみとりひき
noun
illegal transaction; black market deal
legallaweconomics
1. illegal transaction; black market deal; underground dealing
A transaction conducted secretly and illegally, outside official or regulated channels. Includes black market sales, illicit trading, and under-the-table deals.
闇取引(やみとりひき)で逮捕(たいほ)された。
He was arrested for illegal transactions.
武器(ぶき)の闇取引(やみとりひき)が問題(もんだい)になっている。
Illegal arms dealing has become a problem.
戦後(せんご)の日本(にほん)では食料品(しょくりょうひん)の闇取引(やみとりひき)が横行(おうこう)していた。
In postwar Japan, black market dealing of food was rampant.

Composed of 闇(やみ) (darkness, secrecy) + 取引(とりひき) (deal).

Compounds

As a prefix, 闇(やみ) marks illegal, underground activity:

  • 闇市(やみいち): black market (especially the postwar markets)
  • 闇金融(やみきんゆう): illegal moneylending, loan sharking
  • 闇(やみ)ルート: an illicit channel
  • 闇(やみ)バイト: an illegal job recruited online (a recent word)

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Related Words

Compare: 密輸(みつゆ) (smuggling)
Compare: 密売(みつばい) (illegal sale)
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Added 2026.3.23 18:27 · Revised 2026.9.30 22:08
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