Moto 若: Young; If; PerhapsKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ジャク、ニャク、ニャ
- Kun'yomi
- わか(い)、わか-、も(しくわ)、も(し)、も(しくは)、ごと(し)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 187 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ジャク・ニャク・ニャ)
- 若干じゃっかんsome; few
- 若年じゃくねんyouth
- 傍若無人ぼうじゃくぶじんbehaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others
- 老若ろうにゃくyoung and old; all ages
- 老若男女ろうにゃくなんにょmen and women of all ages
- 般若はんにゃprajna; wisdom required to attain enlightenment
- 仁王般若波羅蜜経にんのうはんにゃはらみつきょうHumane King Sutra
- 仁王般若波羅蜜經にんのうはんにゃはらみつきょうHumane King Sutra
- 大般若経だいはんにゃきょうGreat Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
- 幼若ようじゃくjuvenile
- 幼若ホルモンようじゃくホルモンjuvenile hormone
- 幼若化反応ようじゃくかはんのうblastogenesis
- 従容自若しょうようじじゃくhaving presence of mind; imperturbable
- 旁若無人ぼうじゃくぶじんbehaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others
- 泰然自若たいぜんじじゃくhaving presence of mind; self-possessed
- 瞠若どうじゃくbeing dumbfounded
- 瞠若たらしめるどうじゃくたらしめるto strike someone dumb with astonishment
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 若手わかてyoung person
- 若者わかものyoung man; young woman
- 若さわかさyouth
- 若返りわかがえりrejuvenation; restoration of youth
- 若松わかまつyoung pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration
- 若葉わかばnew leaves; young leaves
- 若いわかいyoung; youthful
- 若いころわかいころone's youth; early life
- 若い者わかいものyoung man; young woman
- 若い頃わかいころone's youth; early life
- 若しもしif; in case
- 若しかしたらもしかしたらperhaps; maybe
- 若しかしてもしかしてperhaps; possibly
- 若しかするともしかするとperhaps; possibly
- 若しくはもしくはor; otherwise
- 若しももしもif; in case
- 若宮わかみやyoung imperial prince
- 若木わかぎyoung tree; sapling
- 若武者わかむしゃyoung warrior
- 若草わかくさgreen grass; young (fresh) grass
- 若菜わかなyoung greens; young herbs
- 若返るわかがえるto be rejuvenated; to feel young again
- 若造わかぞうyoungster; neophyte
- うら若いうらわかいyoung; youthful
- 初若菜はつわかなfirst young greens of the year
- 大麦若葉おおむぎわかばgreen barley; barley grass
- 年若としわかyoung; youthful
- 年若いとしわかいyoung; youthful
- 幸若こうわかstyle of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period
- 幸若舞こうわかまいstyle of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period (often with a military theme)
- 栃若とちわかTochinishiki and Wakanohana I (dominant 1950s yokozuna)
- 栃若時代とちわかじだいera during the 1950s dominated by grand champions Tochinishiki and Wakanohana I
- 気が若いきがわかいyoung at heart
- 生若いなまわかいyoung and immature
Other readings
- 若々しいわかわかしいyouthful; young
- 若人わこうどyoung person
- 若布わかめwakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
- いずれ菖蒲か杜若いずれあやめかかきつばた(of a choice) one being as excellent as the other; both so beautiful it is hard to choose between
- 何れ菖蒲か杜若いずれあやめかかきつばた(of a choice) one being as excellent as the other; both so beautiful it is hard to choose between
- 変若ち水おちみずrejuvenating water
- 変若水おちみずrejuvenating water
- 末若いうらわかいyoung; youthful
- 杜若かきつばたrabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
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