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.

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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

Kanji Grade

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

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未

Meaning

Not yet

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未来

Meaning

Future

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未だ未だ

Meaning

Not yet, Still

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未満

Meaning

Less

word

未定

Meaning

Undecided

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未婚

Meaning

Unmarried

Words Related to 未成年 Through the Kanji 成

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 成 as well.

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成る

Meaning

Become

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可成

Meaning

Quite

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成す

Meaning

Accomplish

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作成

Meaning

Creation

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完成

Meaning

Completion

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平成

Meaning

Heisei

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成功

Meaning

Success

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構成

Meaning

Structure, Composition

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行成

Meaning

Suddenly

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成果

Meaning

Achievement, Result

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成る程

Meaning

Indeed

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成績

Meaning

Grades, Results

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成分

Meaning

Ingredient, Component

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成長

Meaning

Growth

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成立

Meaning

Establishment

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形成

Meaning

Formation

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結成

Meaning

Formation

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賛成

Meaning

Agreement

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合成

Meaning

Synthesis, Combination

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成人

Meaning

Adult

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成り立つ

Meaning

Hold, Consist

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成る可く

Meaning

As much as possible

word

編成

Meaning

Organization, Formation

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育成

Meaning

Cultivation, Development

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生成

Meaning

Generation

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成熟

Meaning

Maturity

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達成

Meaning

Achievement

Words Related to 未成年 Through the Kanji 年

These 46 Words contain the Kanji 年 as well.

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年

Meaning

Year

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年下

Meaning

Younger

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一昨年

Meaning

Year before last

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年間

Meaning

Year

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少年

Meaning

Boy

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年金

Meaning

Pension

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年齢

Meaning

Age

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年度

Meaning

Year, Fiscal

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青年

Meaning

Youth

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今年

Meaning

This year

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再来年

Meaning

Year after next

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万年筆

Meaning

Fountain pen

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年賀状

Meaning

New years card

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毎年

Meaning

Every year

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生年月日

Meaning

Birthdate

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半年

Meaning

Half year

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近年

Meaning

Recent

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翌年

Meaning

Next year

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年寄り

Meaning

Elderly

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昨年

Meaning

Last year

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元年

Meaning

First year

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去年

Meaning

Last year

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長年

Meaning

Many years

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お年玉

Meaning

Money

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年月

Meaning

Years

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年月日

Meaning

Date

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年々

Meaning

Yearly

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年代

Meaning

Era, Age

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中年

Meaning

Middle age

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年中

Meaning

Year round

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学年

Meaning

Grade

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同年

Meaning

Same year

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本年

Meaning

This year

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晩年

Meaning

Later years

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年長

Meaning

Older

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年末

Meaning

Year end

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来年

Meaning

Next year

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忘年会

Meaning

Year end party

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年配

Meaning

Elderly

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年収

Meaning

Annual income

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定年

Meaning

Retirement

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年始

Meaning

New year

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前年

Meaning

Previous year

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年上

Meaning

Older

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例年

Meaning

Usual year

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年賀

Meaning

New years card

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