adulthood; legal age; majority
Refers to the age at which a person is legally recognized as an adult. In Japan, this was lowered from 20 to 18 in 2022. Often used in legal and formal contexts.
In Japan, the age of majority became 18 in 2022.
成年に達すると、親の同意なしで契約できます。
Upon reaching adulthood, you can enter into contracts without parental consent.
He reached the age of majority last month.
The party to the contract has not yet reached the age of majority.
age of majority; age of adulthood
adult guardian