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若年犯罪者 (わかねんはんざいしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

若わか年ねん犯はん罪ざい者しゃ

Meanings

1

noun

juvenile offender

Legal and formal term for a young person who has committed a crime. Often used in news reports and official contexts.

若わか年ねん犯はん罪ざい者しゃの更こう生せいプログラムが重じゅう要よう視しされている。
Rehabilitation programs for juvenile offenders are being emphasized.
警けい察さつは若わか年ねん犯はん罪ざい者しゃの増ぞう加かについて報ほう告こくした。
The police reported on the increase in juvenile offenders.

Kanji

若young, if, perhaps
年year, counter for years
犯crime, sin, offense
罪

guilt, sin, crime

者someone, person

Similar words

少しょう年ねん犯はん罪ざい者しゃ
少年犯罪者 is a more common term for a juvenile offender, while 若年犯罪者 is a formal, legalistic compound often used in official documents.
非ひ行こう少しょう年ねん
非行少年 refers to a juvenile delinquent, focusing on misconduct rather than criminal conviction, and is used in the context of the Juvenile Law.

Etymology

Compound of 若年 (young age) + 犯罪者 (criminal). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.