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懲治監 (ちょうじかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

懲ちょう治じ監かん

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Meanings

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noun

reformatory; juvenile reformatory

Historical term for a correctional institution for juvenile offenders in pre-war Japan. Not used in modern legal contexts.

戦せん前ぜんの日本にほんでは、少しょう年ねん犯はん罪ざい者しゃを懲ちょう治じ監かんに収しゅう容ようしていた。
In pre-war Japan, juvenile offenders were housed in reformatories.

Kanji

懲penal, chastise, punish
治reign, be at peace, calm down
監oversee, official, govt office

Similar words

少しょう年ねん院いん
Modern term for a juvenile correctional facility; 懲治監 is its historical predecessor.

Etymology

Compound of 懲治 (chōji, 'discipline, correction') and 監 (kan, 'prison, institution'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term was used in the Meiji and Taishō eras.