“Young” or “Juvenile” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “若”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “若” means “Some”, “Like this” or “Almost same” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “若”
Jouyou Kanji “若” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 8 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | じゃく(jaku) |
| にゃく(nyaku) | |
| じゃ(ja) | |
| にゃ(nya) | |
| Kun-Yomi | わか(い)(waka(i)) |
| も(しくは)(mo(shikuwa)) | |
| なんじ(nanji) | |
| し(く)(shi(ku)) | |
| ごと(し)(goto(shi)) | |
| も(し)(mo(shi)) | |
| Meanings | Young, Immature, Juvenile |
| Some, A few | |
| If (Kanji that represent assumptions) | |
| Like this | |
| Or | |
| As if | |
| Almost same, Equivalent | |
| You |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “若”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 若何 or 如何(いかん-i ka n) | What?, How?, In what way, How about |
| 若年(じゃくねん-ja ku ne n) | Youth, Younger age, Juvenile |
| 若輩 or 弱輩(じゃくはい-ja ku ha i) | ① Young fellow, Youngster, ② Cub, Greenhorn, Rookie |
| 若干(じゃっかん-ja kka n) | Some, Slight, A little, A few |
| 若い衆(わかいしゅう-wa ka i shu u) | ① Young man, Youth, Lad, ② Servant boy, Young shopboy |
| 若木(わかぎ-wa ka gi) | Baby tree, Young tree, Sapling |
| 若君(わかぎみ-wa ka gi mi) | Young lord, Prince |
| 若草(わかくさ-wa ka ku sa) | Young grass, Young herbage, Fresh verdure |
| 若気(わかげわかぎ-wa-wa ka ge) | Enthusiasm of youth, Youthful impetuosity, Youthful passion, Youthful vitality |
| 若盛り(わかざかり-wa ka za ka ri) | Prime of youth, Bloom of youth |
| 若様(わかさま-wa ka sa ma) | Young master, Son of a high-ranking person |
| 若死に(わかじに-wa ka ji ni) | Early death, Premature death |
| 若衆(わかしゅう-wa ka shu u) | ① Young man, Young woman, Young people, ② Young (homosexual) male prostitute, Young kabuki actor also working as a male prostitute |
| 若造(わかぞう-wa ka zo u) | Youngster, Neophyte, Greenhorn, Cub, Rookie |
| 若作り(わかづくり-wa ka du ku ri) | Dressing oneself up to look young, Altering one’s appearance to look young, Dressing younger than one’s age |
| 若手(わかて-wa ka te) | Young man, Younger member |
| 若年寄(わかどしより-wa ka do shi yo ri) | ① Young person acting like an old person, ② Officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period |
| 若菜(わかな-wa ka na) | Young greens, Young herbs |
| 若葉(わかば-wa ka ba) | Young leaves, New leaves, Fresh verdure |
| 若水(わかみず-wa ka mi zu) | First water drawn from a well on New Year’s Day |
| 若緑(わかみどり-wa ka mi do ri) | Fresh green, Color of young pine, Verdure, Greenness, Verdancy |
| 若紫(わかむらさき-wa ka mu ra sa ki) | Mauve, Light purple |
| 若布(わかめ-wa ka me) | Wakame (species of edible brown seaweed、Undaria pinnatifida) |
| 若芽(わかめ-wa ka me) | Sprouts, New shoots, Young buds, Young leaf |
| 若者(わかもの-wa ka mo no) | Young person, Youngster, Young people, Youth |
| 若人(わこうど-wa ko u do) | Young person, Youth, Youngster |
| 般若(はんにゃ-ha n nya) | ① Prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment), ② Hannya, Mask of a grinning, Horned demoness (represents a woman’s rage and jealousy) |
| 老若(ろうじゃく or ろうにゃく-ro u ja ku (or) ro u nya ku) | Young and old, All ages |
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