Legal term referring to the minimum age at which a person is considered legally competent to consent to sexual acts.
In Japan, the age of consent was raised from 13 to 16.
The age of consent varies by country.
More explicit term for 'age of sexual consent'; 合意年齢 is the standard legal term.
Compound of 合意 (ごうい, 'mutual agreement') and 年齢 (ねんれい, 'age').