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不良行為少年 (ふりょうこういしょうねん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
juvenile delinquent
A legal and administrative term for a minor who has committed a delinquent act or is at risk of doing so. Often used in police and family court contexts.
こう
為い
少しょう
年ねん
と
し
て
家か
庭てい
裁さい
判ばん
所しょ
に
送おく
ら
れ
た
。
He was sent to the family court as a juvenile delinquent.
Kanji 行 going, journey, carry out Similar words 非ひ 行こう 少しょう 年ねん 非行少年 is a broader term for a juvenile who has committed a crime, while 不良行為少年 specifically refers to a minor who has engaged in delinquent behavior that may not yet be criminal, often used in the context of police guidance.
少しょう 年ねん 犯はん 罪ざい 少年犯罪 refers to juvenile crime in general, whereas 不良行為少年 is the individual minor who has committed or is prone to delinquent acts.
Etymology Compound of 不良 (bad, delinquent) + 行為 (act, conduct) + 少年 (juvenile). The term is a modern legal coinage, likely from the mid-20th century, used in the Juvenile Law and related regulations.
