若 — kanji meaning “young”
若
young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
- Meanings
- young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
- On'yomi
- ジャク (jaku)、ニャク (nyaku)、ニャ (nya)
- Kun'yomi
- わか.い、わか-、も.しくわ、も.し、も.しくは、ごと.し
- Name readings
- わく、わこ
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #458 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- ruò, rě — Chinese character page
Words with 若
| 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 |
| 老若 | ろうにゃく rounyaku | young and old; all ages |
| 若々しい | わかわかしい wakawakashii | youthful; young; young-looking |
| 若返り | わかがえり wakagaeri | rejuvenation; restoration of youth |
| 若人 | わこうど wakoudo | young person |
| 般若 | はんにゃ hannya | prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment) |
| 若菜 | わかな wakana | young greens; young herbs |
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