不ふ良りょう行こう為い少しょう年ねん

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Meanings

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.

警けい察さつは不ふ良りょう行こう為い少しょう年ねんを補ほ導どうした。
The police took a juvenile delinquent into custody for guidance.
彼かれは不ふ良りょう行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

不negative, non-, bad
良good, pleasing, skilled
行going, journey, carry out
為do, change, make
少few, little
年year, counter for years

Related 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.

Built from

不ふ良りょう行こう為い+少しょう年ねん

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.