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How to say 'Minor' in Japanese | 未成年

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The Japanese word for Minor is 'Miseinen', written as 未成年 in Japanese.'Minor' in hiragana is みせいねん.

    word

    未成年

    Meaning

    Minor

    Reading

    みせいねん

    miseinen

    Kanji

    未Not yet 成Become 年Year

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '未成年 (みせいねん)' refers to a person who is under the legal age of majority, typically under 20 years old in Japan. This term is often used in legal, social, and formal contexts to describe individuals who have not yet reached adulthood. For example: Minors cannot vote「未成年は投票できません」(みせいねんはとうひょうできません). The store does not sell alcohol to minors「その店は未成年に酒を売りません」(そのみせはみせいねんにさけをうりません). The term is also used in discussions about laws, rights, and responsibilities pertaining to young people.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    6391

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 未成年

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    未

    Meaning

    Not yet

  • kanji

    成

    Meaning

    Become

  • kanji

    年

    Meaning

    Year

Words Related to 未成年 Through the Kanji 未

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 未 as well.

  • word

    未だ

    Meaning

    Still

  • word

    未

    Meaning

    Not yet

  • word

    未来

    Meaning

    Future

  • word

    未だ未だ

    Meaning

    Not yet, Still

  • word

    未満

    Meaning

    Less

  • word

    未定

    Meaning

    Undecided

  • word

    未婚

    Meaning

    Unmarried

Words Related to 未成年 Through the Kanji 成

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 成 as well.

  • word

    成る

    Meaning

    Become

  • word

    可成

    Meaning

    Quite

  • word

    成す

    Meaning

    Accomplish

  • word

    作成

    Meaning

    Creation

  • word

    完成

    Meaning

    Completion

  • word

    平成

    Meaning

    Heisei

  • word

    成功

    Meaning

    Success

  • word

    構成

    Meaning

    Structure, Composition

  • word

    行成

    Meaning

    Suddenly

  • word

    成果

    Meaning

    Achievement, Result

  • word

    成る程

    Meaning

    Indeed

  • word

    成績

    Meaning

    Grades, Results

  • word

    成分

    Meaning

    Ingredient, Component

  • word

    成長

    Meaning

    Growth

  • word

    成立

    Meaning

    Establishment

  • word

    形成

    Meaning

    Formation

  • word

    結成

    Meaning

    Formation

  • word

    賛成

    Meaning

    Agreement

  • word

    合成

    Meaning

    Synthesis, Combination

  • word

    成人

    Meaning

    Adult

  • word

    成り立つ

    Meaning

    Hold, Consist

  • word

    成る可く

    Meaning

    As much as possible

  • word

    編成

    Meaning

    Organization, Formation

  • word

    育成

    Meaning

    Cultivation, Development

  • word

    生成

    Meaning

    Generation

  • word

    成熟

    Meaning

    Maturity

  • word

    達成

    Meaning

    Achievement

Words Related to 未成年 Through the Kanji 年

These 46 Words contain the Kanji 年 as well.

  • word

    年

    Meaning

    Year

  • word

    年下

    Meaning

    Younger

  • word

    一昨年

    Meaning

    Year before last

  • word

    年間

    Meaning

    Year

  • word

    少年

    Meaning

    Boy

  • word

    年金

    Meaning

    Pension

  • word

    年齢

    Meaning

    Age

  • word

    年度

    Meaning

    Year, Fiscal

  • word

    青年

    Meaning

    Youth

  • word

    今年

    Meaning

    This year

  • word

    再来年

    Meaning

    Year after next

  • word

    万年筆

    Meaning

    Fountain pen

  • word

    年賀状

    Meaning

    New years card

  • word

    毎年

    Meaning

    Every year

  • word

    生年月日

    Meaning

    Birthdate

  • word

    半年

    Meaning

    Half year

  • word

    近年

    Meaning

    Recent

  • word

    翌年

    Meaning

    Next year

  • word

    年寄り

    Meaning

    Elderly

  • word

    昨年

    Meaning

    Last year

  • word

    元年

    Meaning

    First year

  • word

    去年

    Meaning

    Last year

  • word

    長年

    Meaning

    Many years

  • word

    お年玉

    Meaning

    Money

  • word

    年月

    Meaning

    Years

  • word

    年月日

    Meaning

    Date

  • word

    年々

    Meaning

    Yearly

  • word

    年代

    Meaning

    Era, Age

  • word

    中年

    Meaning

    Middle age

  • word

    年中

    Meaning

    Year round

  • word

    学年

    Meaning

    Grade

  • word

    同年

    Meaning

    Same year

  • word

    本年

    Meaning

    This year

  • word

    晩年

    Meaning

    Later years

  • word

    年長

    Meaning

    Older

  • word

    年末

    Meaning

    Year end

  • word

    来年

    Meaning

    Next year

  • word

    忘年会

    Meaning

    Year end party

  • word

    年配

    Meaning

    Elderly

  • word

    年収

    Meaning

    Annual income

  • word

    定年

    Meaning

    Retirement

  • word

    年始

    Meaning

    New year

  • word

    前年

    Meaning

    Previous year

  • word

    年上

    Meaning

    Older

  • word

    例年

    Meaning

    Usual year

  • word

    年賀

    Meaning

    New years card

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What does 'Miseinen' (未成年) mean?

'Miseinen' means 'Minor' .

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