촉법소년

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 觸 (“to offend”) + 法 (“law”) + 少年 (“juvenile”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰo̞k̚p͈ʌ̹ps͈o̞ɲʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [촉뻡쏘년]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chokbeopsonyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chogbeobsonyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'okpŏpsonyŏn
Yale Romanization?	chokpep.sonyen

Noun

촉법소년 • (chokbeopsonyeon) (hanja 觸法少年)

1. (criminal law) person(s) between the ages of 10 and 14 who has committed a crime without criminal responsibility