若
若 — Young
young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
On’yomiジャク (jaku)
On’yomiニャク (nyaku)
On’yomiニャ (nya)
Kun’yomiわかい (wakai)
Kun’yomiわか- (waka)
Kun’yomiもしくわ (moshikuwa)
Kun’yomiもし (moshi)
Kun’yomiもしくは (moshikuha)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 若
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 若者 | わかもの wakamono | young person; youngster; young people |
| 若手 | わかて wakate | young person |
| 若さ | わかさ wakasa | youth; youthfulness |
| 若干 | じゃっかん jakkan | some; few; a number of |
| 若返り | わかがえり wakagaeri | rejuvenation; restoration of youth |
| 若年 | じゃくねん jakunen | youth |
Study notes
若 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #458 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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