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若

Young
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingジャク、ニャク
Kun readingわか.い、も.しくは
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 6Level 19

Meanings

  1. youngRtK
  2. if
  3. perhaps
  4. possibly
  5. low number
  6. immature
  1. youth
  2. child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing)
  3. new

Popular Usage

若い

Radicals and components

Radical艸grass
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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flowers (艹) · right · by one’s side · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 237

Compound words

若いわかい
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number)
老若ろうにゃく
young and old; all ages
若しもし
if; in case; supposing
若さわかさ
youth; youthfulness
若干じゃっかん
some; few; a number of; a little (bit); somewhat
若者わかもの
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
若手わかて
young person
若人わこうど
young person
若葉わかば
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
若年じゃくねん
youth
若しももしも
if; in case; supposing
若返りわかがえり
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
若い頃わかいころ
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
若しくはもしくは
or; otherwise
老若男女ろうにゃくなんにょ
men and women of all ages
若々しいわかわかしい
youthful; young; young-looking
若しかしてもしかして
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by any chance; if I'm not mistaken
若しかしたらもしかしたら
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
若しかするともしかすると
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
若鮎わかあゆ
young sweetfish
若鷺ワカサギ
Japanese pond smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis)
若齢じゃくれい
youth
若榴ざくろ
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
栃若とちわか
Tochinishiki and Wakanohana I (dominant 1950s yokozuna)

Additional Examples

彼は年をとっていてもまだ若々しい。
He is old, but he's worn well.tatoeba
彼は年はとっているが気は若い。
Though he is old, he has a youthful spirit.tatoeba
彼は年の割に若く見えるので、大学生として通用します。
He looks so young for his age that he passes for a college student.tatoeba
彼は年の割には若作りだ。
He looks young for his age.tatoeba
小面は若い女性を象る。
Koomote (young face) masks are modeled on the female face.wiki
- 大国主の若い頃の名前
These are the names used by the young Okuninushi.wiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Young. 艹 (grass) + 右 (hand) — tender leaves picked by hand.

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