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	'''Shōnen''' (少年), '''''shonen''''', or '''''shounen''''', is a [[Sino-Japanese vocabulary\|kango]] word literally means ''few years'' and generally refers to a [[boy]] from elementary school through high school age. It is used in everyday conversation when referring to the period of youth, including in legal wording referencing youth, without regard to gender. In everyday conversation it is almost always used to refer to a boy rather than a girl. [[Shōnen manga]] is a popular demographic of [[Japan]]ese [[manga]], and often features a teenage cast as well as a combat based plot while exploring themes of protecting loved ones, mutual understanding and development of friendship/camaraderie.		'''Shōnen''' (少年), '''''shonen''''', or '''''shounen''''', is a [[Sino-Japanese vocabulary\|kango]] word that literally means ''few years'' and generally refers to a [[boy]] from elementary school through high school age. It is used in everyday conversation when referring to the period of youth, including in legal wording referencing youth, without regard to gender. In everyday conversation it is almost always used to refer to a boy rather than a girl. [[Shōnen manga]] is a popular demographic of [[Japan]]ese [[manga]], and often features a teenage cast as well as a combat based plot while exploring themes of protecting loved ones, mutual understanding and development of friendship/camaraderie.

	== Legal definitions ==		== Legal definitions ==

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	==External links==		==External links==
	~~{{wiktionary\|少年\|shōnen}}~~
	*[http://www.moj.go.jp/KYOUSEI/kyouse04.html Shonen-in], [[reformatory]] ([[Ministry of Justice (Japan)\|Ministry of Justice]] site, in Japanese)		*[http://www.moj.go.jp/KYOUSEI/kyouse04.html Shonen-in], [[reformatory]] ([[Ministry of Justice (Japan)\|Ministry of Justice]] site, in Japanese)
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	{{nihongo\|'''''Shōnen'''''\|[[wikt:少年\|少年]]}}, '''''shonen''''', or '''''shounen''''', is a [[Sino-Japanese vocabulary\|kango]] word literally means ''few years'' and generally referring to a typical [[boy]], from elementary school through high school age. It is used in everyday conversation when referring to the period of youth, including in legal wording referencing youth, without regard to gender. [[Shōnen manga]] is a popular demographic of [[Japan]]ese [[manga]], and often features a teenage cast as well as a combat based plot while exploring themes of protecting loved ones, mutual understanding and development of friendship/camaraderie.		{{nihongo\|'''''Shōnen'''''\|[[wikt:少年\|少年]]}}, '''''shonen''''', or '''''shounen''''', is a [[Sino-Japanese vocabulary\|kango]] word literally means ''few years'' and generally referring to a typical [[boy]], from elementary school through high school age. It is used in everyday conversation when referring to the period of youth, including in legal wording referencing youth, without regard to gender. [[Shōnen manga]] is a popular demographic of [[Japan]]ese [[manga]], and often features a teenage cast as well as a combat based plot while exploring themes of protecting loved ones, mutual understanding and development of friendship/camaraderie.

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{{nihongo|'''''Shōnen'''''|[[wikt:少年|少年]]}}, '''''shonen''''', or '''''shounen''''', is a [[Sino-Japanese vocabulary|kango]] word literally means ''few years'' and generally referring to a typical [[boy]], from elementary school through high school age. It is used in everyday conversation when referring to the period of youth, including in legal wording referencing youth, without regard to gender. [[Shōnen manga]] is a popular demographic of [[Japan]]ese [[manga]], and often features a teenage cast as well as a combat based plot while exploring themes of protecting loved ones, mutual understanding and development of friendship/camaraderie.

== Legal definitions ==
According to Japanese law, the term "shonen" refers to "a person from the time they enter elementary school until the time they are 15 years of age",<ref>{{nihongo|''Child Welfare Laws''|児童福祉法|Jidō Fukushi Hō}}, Article 4.3</ref> and "Any person who has not reached the age of 15 years" ({{nihongo|''Juvenile Law''|少年法|Shonen Hō}}, Article 2.1). In the realm of education and culture, this is the period of compulsory education.  While the term "shonen" can refer to both young males and young females, the generally accepted term for young females is ''[[shōjo]]''.

The following meanings can also be inferred from "shōnen" (a person under 15 years of age) with regard to juvenile law in Japan:
;{{nihongo|Hikō shōnen|非行少年}}:A youth who has been convicted of a crime or confessed to a crime. Other terms include ''hanzai shonen'', ''shokuhō shōnen'' and ''guhan shōnen'', depending on the crime and the age of the perpetrator.
::;{{nihongo|Hanzai shōnen|犯罪少年}}:A youth who has committed a crime. (''Juvenile Law'' Article 3.1.1; ''Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations'' Article 2.2)
::;{{nihongo|Shokuhō shōnen|触法少年}}:A youth under the age of 14 who has committed a crime. (''Juvenile Law'' Article 3.1.2; ''Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations'' Article 2.3)
::;{{nihongo|Guhan shōnen|虞犯少年 or ぐ犯少年}}:A youth refusing to abide by parental authority, a youth having a lawful reason for not being with his or her family, a youth who is naturally disposed toward criminal activity or who associates with those disposed toward criminal activity, a youth who frequents suspicious locations, a youth with a tendency to injure or assault other people. (''Juvenile Law'' Article 3.1.3; ''Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations'' Article 2.4)
;{{nihongo|Furyōkōi shōnen|不良行為少年}}:A youth who does not fall under the descriptions under hikō shonen (above), but who is found drinking alcohol, smoking, being out late at night, or participating in other activities that might harm her or his moral character; basically youth that are being generally delinquent. (''Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations'' Article 2.6)
;{{nihongo|Higai shōnen|被害少年}}:A youth who has committed crimes due to having had a difficult upbringing. (''Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations'' Article 2.7)
;{{nihongo|Yōhogo shōnen|要保護少年}}:A youth who has been the victim of child abuse, in cases where there is no guardianship or guardianship has been deemed necessary for the youth's welfare, and where the youth does not fall under hikō shonen (above). (''Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations'' Article 2.8)

==See also==
*[[Bishōnen]]
*[[Boy]]
*[[Seinen]]
*[[Shōjo]]
*[[Juvenile delinquency]]
*[[Minor (law)]]
*[[Reform school]]

===Education===
*[[Nursery school]]
*[[Kindergarten]]
*[[Elementary school]]
*[[Gymnasium (school)]]
*[[Middle school]]
*[[High school]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wiktionary|少年|shōnen}}
*[http://www.moj.go.jp/KYOUSEI/kyouse04.html Shonen-in], [[reformatory]] ([[Ministry of Justice (Japan)|Ministry of Justice]] site, in Japanese)

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	~~{{nihongo\|''~~'''Shōnen'''~~''\|[[wikt:少年\|~~少年~~]]}}~~, '''''shonen''''', or '''''shounen''''', is a [[Sino-Japanese vocabulary\|kango]] word literally means ''few years'' and generally ~~referring~~ to a ~~typical~~ [[boy]], from elementary school through high school age. It is used in everyday conversation when referring to the period of youth, including in legal wording referencing youth, without regard to gender. [[Shōnen manga]] is a popular demographic of [[Japan]]ese [[manga]], and often features a teenage cast as well as a combat based plot while exploring themes of protecting loved ones, mutual understanding and development of friendship/camaraderie.		'''Shōnen''' (少年), '''''shonen''''', or '''''shounen''''', is a [[Sino-Japanese vocabulary\|kango]] word literally means ''few years'' and generally refers to a [[boy]] from elementary school through high school age. It is used in everyday conversation when referring to the period of youth, including in legal wording referencing youth, without regard to gender. In everyday conversation it is almost always used to refer to a boy rather than a girl. [[Shōnen manga]] is a popular demographic of [[Japan]]ese [[manga]], and often features a teenage cast as well as a combat based plot while exploring themes of protecting loved ones, mutual understanding and development of friendship/camaraderie.

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	The following meanings can also be inferred from "shōnen" (a person under 15 years of age) with regard to juvenile law in Japan:		The following meanings can also be inferred from "shōnen" (a person under 15 years of age) with regard to juvenile law in Japan:
	;~~{{nihongo\|~~Hikō shōnen\|非行少年}}:A youth who has been convicted of a crime or confessed to a crime. Other terms include ''hanzai shonen'', ''shokuhō shōnen'' and ''guhan shōnen'', depending on the crime and the age of the perpetrator.		;''Hikō shōnen''(非行少年):A youth who has been convicted of a crime or confessed to a crime. Other terms include ''hanzai shonen'', ''shokuhō shōnen'' and ''guhan shōnen'', depending on the crime and the age of the perpetrator.
	::;~~{{nihongo\|~~Hanzai shōnen\|犯罪少年}}:A youth who has committed a crime. (''Juvenile Law'' Article 3.1.1; ''Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations'' Article 2.2)		::;''Hanzai shōnen''(犯罪少年):A youth who has committed a crime. (''Juvenile Law'' Article 3.1.1; ''Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations'' Article 2.2)
	::;~~{{nihongo\|~~Shokuhō shōnen\|触法少年}}:A youth under the age of 14 who has committed a crime. (''Juvenile Law'' Article 3.1.2; ''Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations'' Article 2.3)		::;''Shokuhō shōnen''(触法少年):A youth under the age of 14 who has committed a crime. (''Juvenile Law'' Article 3.1.2; ''Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations'' Article 2.3)
	::;~~{{nihongo\|~~Guhan shōnen\|虞犯少年 or ぐ犯少年}}:A youth refusing to abide by parental authority, a youth having a lawful reason for not being with his or her family, a youth who is naturally disposed toward criminal activity or who associates with those disposed toward criminal activity, a youth who frequents suspicious locations, a youth with a tendency to injure or assault other people. (''Juvenile Law'' Article 3.1.3; ''Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations'' Article 2.4)		::;''Guhan shōnen''(虞犯少年 or ぐ犯少年):A youth refusing to abide by parental authority, a youth having a lawful reason for not being with his or her family, a youth who is naturally disposed toward criminal activity or who associates with those disposed toward criminal activity, a youth who frequents suspicious locations, a youth with a tendency to injure or assault other people. (''Juvenile Law'' Article 3.1.3; ''Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations'' Article 2.4)
	;~~{{nihongo\|~~Furyōkōi shōnen\|不良行為少年}}:A youth who does not fall under the descriptions under hikō shonen (above), but who is found drinking alcohol, smoking, being out late at night, or participating in other activities that might harm her or his moral character; basically youth that are being generally delinquent. (''Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations'' Article 2.6)		;''Furyōkōi shōnen''(不良行為少年):A youth who does not fall under the descriptions under hikō shonen (above), but who is found drinking alcohol, smoking, being out late at night, or participating in other activities that might harm her or his moral character; basically youth that are being generally delinquent. (''Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations'' Article 2.6)
	;~~{{nihongo\|~~Higai shōnen\|被害少年}}:A youth who has committed crimes due to having had a difficult upbringing. (''Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations'' Article 2.7)		;''Higai shōnen''(被害少年):A youth who has committed crimes due to having had a difficult upbringing. (''Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations'' Article 2.7)
	;~~{{nihongo\|~~Yōhogo shōnen\|要保護少年}}:A youth who has been the victim of child abuse, in cases where there is no guardianship or guardianship has been deemed necessary for the youth's welfare, and where the youth does not fall under hikō shonen (above). (''Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations'' Article 2.8)		;''Yōhogo shōnen''(要保護少年):A youth who has been the victim of child abuse, in cases where there is no guardianship or guardianship has been deemed necessary for the youth's welfare, and where the youth does not fall under hikō shonen (above). (''Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations'' Article 2.8)

	==See also==		==See also==