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Kanji Detail for 若 - "young, immature, if"

若

  • Meaning

    若 means "young, immature, if."

    1. Young - Not old; youthful.

    2. Immature - Not fully developed; inexperienced.

    3. If - Supposing; in case that.

    4. Like - Similar to; resembling.

  • Words using 若

    • 若手 わかて Listen young person
    • 若者 わかもの Listen young person; youngster; young people
    • 若さ わかさ Listen youth; youthfulness
    • 若干 じゃっかん Listen some; few; a number of
    • 若返り わかがえり Listen rejuvenation; restoration of youth
    • 若葉 わかば Listen new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
    • 老若 ろうにゃく Listen young and old; all ages
    • 若い わかい Listen young; youthful; immature

  • Four-character idioms with 若

    • 傍若無人 ぼうじゃくぶじん Listen behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance
    • 老若男女 ろうにゃくなんにょ Listen men and women of all ages
    • 従容自若 しょうようじじゃく Listen having presence of mind; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
    • 泰然自若 たいぜんじじゃく Listen having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable
    • 神色自若 しんしょくじじゃく Listen perfect composure; calm and collected

  • Tattoo check: 若

    • Verified meaning: young, immature, if
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read じゅん, つるわか, なお, わか)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 若

    Given names 若(じゅん)Listen 若(なお)Listen 若(わか)Listen

    Surnames 若(つるわか)Listen 若(わかさき)Listen 若(わかざき)Listen 若(わかすぎ)Listen 若(わかはま)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    young; if; perhaps; possibly; low number; immature

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    if, supposing, assuming; similar

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    used in 般若[bo1 re3]; used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    if, supposing, assuming; similar

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Compliant. Such as saying 雨暘時若 (rain and shine come at the right time). Based on (Book of Documents, Great Plan). | You. Your father is called 若翁. Your group is called 若屬. | Like. Such as saying 神色自若 (expression as usual). Meaning as before. Also, "not as good as" is called 不若. "Similar to" is called 相若. | A particle. An uncertain term. Such as saying 若使如此 (if it were so). Meaning "supposing." Also, an uncertain number is called 若干 (some).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    jaku(ジャク) ジャク

    nya(ニャ) ニャ

    nyaku(ニャク) ニャク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    goto.shi(ごと-し) ごと-し

    mo.shikuha(も-しくは) も-しくは

    mo.shikuwa(も-しくわ) も-しくわ

    moshi(も-し) も-し

    waka(わか) わか

    waka.i(わか-い) わか-い

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

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    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    young immature if hypothetically new generation youth adolescent budding fresh growing inexperienced juvenile sprouting youthful

Sentences including 若

  • She was a beauty in her day.

  • The shop was crowded with young people.

  • My father couldn't afford a car , when he was young.

  • Are you suggesting that i am too young?

  • This song reminds me of young days.

  • Peter looks very young.

  • His sister looks young.

  • She was a young girl about your age.

  • A young man broke into my house last night.

  • She looks as young as ever.

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