Japanese symbol for “youngsters”

若い者

わかいもの

Romaji: wakaimono

young person; young people; youth; youngsters

In Japanese, youngsters is 若い者, read わかいもの (wakaimono).

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Meanings

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

Written forms: 若い者、若いもん、若いモン、若いもの. Readings: わかいもの、わかいもん.

Kanji and stroke order

若

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

者

someone, person

on: シャ
kun: もの

8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
若者	わかもの wakamono	young person; youngster; young people
若干	じゃっかん jakkan	some; few; a number of
若い	わかい wakai	young; youthful
若手	わかて wakate	young person
若年	じゃくねん jakunen	youth
若葉	わかば wakaba	new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
患者	かんじゃ kanja	patient
記者	きしゃ kisha	reporter; 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.