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Japanese symbol for “youngsters”

Romaji: wakaimono
young person; young people; youth; youngsters

In Japanese, youngsters is , read (wakaimono).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. exp, n young person; young people; youth; youngsters
  2. exp, n young employee; young manservant; young follower

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

young, if, perhaps
on: ジャク、ニャク、ニャ
kun: わか.い、わか-、も.しくわ、も.し
8 strokes · JLPT 2
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
わかもの wakamonoyoung person; youngster; young people
じゃっかん jakkansome; few; a number of
わかい wakaiyoung; youthful
わかて wakateyoung person
じゃくねん jakunenyouth
わかば wakabanew leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
かんじゃ kanjapatient
きしゃ kishareporter; journalist

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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