01
若い
わかい
young
Meanings
- young
- if
- perhaps
- possibly
- low number
- immature
Readings
Onyomi
- ジャク
- ニャク
- ニャ
Kunyomi
- わか.い
- わか-
- も.しくわ
- も.し
- も.しくは
- ごと.し
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Useful words
02
若者
わかもの
young person
03
若干
じゃっかん
some, a few
04
若々しい
わかわかしい
youthful
05
老若男女
ろうにゃくなんにょ
men and women of all ages
06
若手
わかて
young talent, newcomer
Compare Kanji
01幼Meaning94%infancy, childhoodYoung and childhood sit in the same life-stage area; 幼 keeps the age even earlier.02老Pair93%old man, old ageOld age offers 若 a clean contrast, making the young-versus-old idea easy to anchor.03芽Meaning82%bud, sproutA sprout is young plant life, so 芽 extends the fresh, not-yet-mature feeling of 若.04苦Shape78%suffering, trialThe grass crown stays, but 苦 has 古 below while 若 ends with the 右 shape.05草Component72%grass, weedsThat grass crown on top can be learned beside 草, where the plant clue is more obvious.06右Component66%rightThe lower half of 若 echoes 右, so this comparison helps separate the top grass addition.
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