少しょう国こく民みん

noun

junior citizen; young citizen

Dated term mainly used during WWII to refer to children as future citizens of the nation. Now primarily encountered in historical contexts.

• 戦せん時じ中ちゅう、子こどもたちは「少しょう国こく民みん」と呼よばれ、国くにのために尽つくすことが期き待たいされた。

  During the war, children were called 'junior citizens' and were expected to serve the nation.