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► 動詞
ぐれる  [(2)ぐれる]  [coll]    meaning:  delinquent  rank: 3
☆ 息子はぐれている ⇨ His son has become juvenile delinquent  (☛ Young person to be delinquent)

► 名詞
非行  [ひこう]    meaning:  delinquent  rank: 3
☆ 不安定家庭子供達はより非行に走りやすい ⇨ The children from unstable families are more likely to be delinquent
☆ 非行少年 ⇨ Delinquent youth

不良  [ふりょう]    meaning:  delinquent  rank: 3
☆ は不良だった ⇨ He used to be a young delinquent, criminal

ヤンキー  [やんきー]  [coll]  [peer]    meaning:  delinquent  rank: 4
☆ コンビニにヤンキーがしている ⇨   (☛ Originally referred to young delinquents right after WW2, who tried to emulate American youth (thus Yankee), but today they are uniquely Japanese delinquents who have zero American associations )