"ネズミ講" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [ne̞zɨᵝmʲiko̞ː] Forms: ネズミ講 [canonical] (ruby: (こう)), nezumikō [romanization], nezumikau [romanization], ねずみかう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Compound of ねずみ算 (nezumi-zan, “exponential growth”) + 講 (kō, “association”). Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|ねずみ算|講|t1=exponential growth|t2=association|tr1=nezumi-zan|tr2=kō}} ねずみ算 (nezumi-zan, “exponential growth”) + 講 (kō, “association”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ねずみこう|hhira=ねずみかう}} ネズミ講(こう) • (nezumikō) ^(←ねずみかう (nezumikau)?)
  1. (colloquial) a pyramid scheme Wikipedia link: ja:ネズミ講, ja:大辞林, ja:松村明 Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Crime, Finance Synonyms: 無限連鎖講 (mugen rensakō, legal term) (ruby: (), (げん), (れん), (), (こう)) (english: infinite chain association) [literally]

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