Vocabulary
未成年飲酒

未み成せい年ねん飲いん酒しゅ

miseinen inshū
Common N2 noun

Translations

1. underage drinking
2. drinking by minors

Notes

In Japan, the legal drinking age is 20. Underage drinking is not only illegal but also a significant social issue, often discussed in the context of youth education and public health.

Examples

未み成せい年ねん飲いん酒しゅは法ほう律りつで禁きん止しされています。

Miseinen inshū wa hōritsu de kinshi sareteimasu.

Underage drinking is prohibited by law.

彼彼かれは未み成せい年ねん飲いん酒しゅで捕つかまりました。

Kare wa miseinen inshū de tsukamarimashita.

He was caught for underage drinking.

未み成せい年ねん飲いん酒しゅは社しゃ会かい問もん題だいです。

Miseinen inshū wa shakai mondai desu.

Underage drinking is a social issue.