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    3. 少年院

    少年院

    少しょう年ねん院いん

    reformatory

    KMT8News #25+1NounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab20 strokes

    しょうねんいん

    Noun

    1.
    reformatory, juvenile training school, reform school, youth detention center (centre)

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    彼かれは少しょう年ねん院いんに入はいった。

    He entered a juvenile training school.

    KMT7Politics & Law
    少しょう年ねん院いんでは、少しょう年ねんたちの更こう生せいを支し援えんする。

    In juvenile training schools, they support the rehabilitation of young people.

    KMT8Politics & LawEducation
    少しょう年ねん院いんの運うん営えいは法ほう務む省しょうの管かん轄かつ下かにある。

    The operation of juvenile training schools is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    少しょう年ねん院いんを出でた後あと、社しゃ会かいで自じ立りつできるよう支し援えんが続つづけられる。

    After leaving the juvenile training school, support continues so they can become independent in society.

    KMT8Politics & LawDaily Life
    少しょう年ねん院いんの役やく割わりは、単たんなる処しょ罰ばつではなく教きょう育いくと社しゃ会かい復ふっ帰きにある。

    The role of juvenile training schools is not merely punishment, but education and social reintegration.

    KMT9Politics & LawEducation

    Kanji that make up this word

    少
    すく.ない・すこ.し…(1)
    few・little
    年
    とし…(2)
    year・counter for years
    院
    Inst.・institution・temple・mansion・school
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