少しょう年ねん審しん判ぱん所じょ

also: しょうねんしんぱんしょ

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Meanings

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noun

juvenile court

A court that handles cases involving minors. In Japan, this refers to the family court division that adjudicates juvenile delinquency and protection cases.

少年審判しょうねんしんぱん所じょは非ひ行こう少しょう年ねんの更こう生せいを目もく的てきとしている

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The juvenile court aims at the rehabilitation of delinquent minors.

Kanji

少few, little
年year, counter for years
審hearing, judge, trial
判judgement, judgment, signature
所place, extent

Related words

家か庭てい裁さい判ばん所しょ
Family court; a broader institution that handles not only juvenile cases but also domestic relations and family disputes. 少年審判所 is a division within the family court.

Built from

少しょう年ねん+審しん判ぱん+

Written forms

少年審判所
- しょうねんしんぱんじょ
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading しょうねんしんぱんじょ is more common than しょうねんしんぱんしょ.
- しょうねんしんぱんしょ
  Alternate reading; less common but still encountered.
しょうねんしんぱんしょ

Etymology

Compound of 少年 (juvenile), 審判 (judgment, trial), and 所 (place, office). The term is a direct translation of the Western legal concept of a juvenile court.

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