若
若 - 1. young; youthful E.g.: 若年 (young age), 若輩 (inexperienced person) 2. you (second person pronoun) 3. used in phonetic transcription of Sanskrit words E.g.: 般若 (Prajna) 4. if; supposing (an auxiliary word for hypothesis) 5. an auxiliary word added to words describing a state E.g.: 自若 (composed) 6. to match; to rival 7. how; in what way; to what extent (a word questioning method or means) 8. or (a word expressing selection) 9. like; as if (an auxiliary word for comparison) 10. some; a little E.g.: 若干 (some, a few) 11. abbreviation for 若狭 (Wakasa Province) E.g.: 若州 (Wakashu - Wakasa Province)
若 (わか.い わか- も.しくわ も.し も.しくは ごと.し) — young; youthful <br>E. used in phonetic transcription of Sanskrit words<br>E. an auxiliary word added to words describing a state<br>E. some; a little<br>E. abbreviation for 若狭 (Wakasa Province)<br>E.
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Kunyomi
わか.い;わか-;も.しくわ;も.し;も.しくは;ごと.し
Onyomi
ジャク;ニャク;ニャ
Strokes
8
JLPT
N3
Frequency 
#458/2500
Composition
右 艹
Meaning
- young; youthful
E. used in phonetic transcription of Sanskrit words
E. an auxiliary word added to words describing a state
E. some; a little
E. abbreviation for 若狭 (Wakasa Province)
E.
Tip
- わかい人ひと、もしくはジャクと…
Example
若
いなあ
。
You're young.
若
ければなあ
。
I wish I were young.
若
いなら
若
いなりにやってみればいい
。
If you are young, try doing it as a young person.
若
い
人
には
若
い
人
なりの
考
えがあるだろう
。
。
Young people will have their own ideas. .
若者
は
冒険
を
愛
する
。
Young people love adventure.
若
い
人
は
ポップス
が
好
きだ
。
Young people like popular music.
若者
が
突然入
ってきた
。
A young man barged in unexpectedly.
若者
が
南
カリフォルニア
に
集
まった
。
Young people flocked to southern California.
若
くないせいで
疲
れる
I get tired due to my old age.
若
い
時
は
、
一度
しかない
。
You are only young once.
若
い
頃
は
痩
せてたんだよ
。
I used to be thin when I was young.
若
かったらよかったのに
。
If only I was younger.
