► 動詞
若返る [(3)わかがえる] meaning: young rank: 3
☆ 彼は若返って見える ⇨ He looks rejuvenated
若やぐ [(3)わかやぐ] meaning: young rank: 4
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► 名詞
少年 [しょうねん] [tech] meaning: young rank: 1
☆ 少年刑務所 ⇨ Youth detention centers (☛ Includes both boys and girls)
青春 [せいしゅん] meaning: young rank: 2
☆ 彼等の青春時代は戦争で破壊された ⇨ Their days of youth were destroyed by the war (☛ Late teens to early 20’s. A much bigger theme in Asian culture)
☆ 青春ドラマ ⇨ An adolescent, coming-of-age, drama (☛ Late teens to early 20’s. A much bigger theme in Asian culture)
青少年 [(3)せいしょうねん] [liter] meaning: young rank: 2
☆ 次代を担う青少年の育成 ⇨ Development of the youth who carry the next generation
青年 [せいねん] [liter] meaning: young rank: 2
☆ 娘の彼氏は好青年だ ⇨ My daughter’s boyfriend is a good young man (☛ Typically refers to a male)
若さ [(1)わかさ] meaning: young rank: 2
☆ 彼女は若さに溢れている ⇨ She’s brimming with youth
若者 [わかもの] [liter] meaning: young rank: 2
☆ 今日の若者 (こんにち) ⇨ Today’s youth
☆ 彼は立派な若者に成長した ⇨ He has grown up to be a good young man
年少 [ねんしょう] meaning: young rank: 3
☆ 年少者の就業に関する法律 ⇨ The laws regarding employment of minors
若手 [わかて] [liter] meaning: young rank: 3
☆ チームは若手を監督に起用した ⇨ The team has chosen a young person for its manager (☛ Younger than the average)
☆ 若手政治家 ⇨ A young politician (☛ Younger than the average)
若年 [じゃくねん] [liter] meaning: young rank: 4
☆ 若年層に人気のウェブサイト ⇨ The website popular among younger generations
☆ 若年性アルツハイマー病 ⇨ Young-onset Alzheimer’s disease
弱冠 [じゃっかん] meaning: young rank: 4
☆ 彼は弱冠16才で世界王者になった ⇨ He became a world champion at the tender age of 16
童顔 [どうがん] meaning: young rank: 4
☆ 彼は童顔で25歳には見えない ⇨ He has a very young-looking face and doesn’t look his age of 25 (☛ Literally “child face”)
若気 [わかげ] [若気の至り] meaning: young rank: 4
☆ 若気の至りでは許されない行動 (わかげのいたり) ⇨ An act that cannot be tolerated as a youthful mistake
若作り [(3)わかづくり] [若作りする] meaning: young rank: 4
☆ 彼女は若作りし過ぎだ ⇨ She’s trying too hard to look young (☛ Always negative)
若人 [(2)わこうど] [liter] meaning: young rank: 4
☆ 若人達の祭典 ⇨ A festival for youth
► 形容詞
小さい [(3)ちいさい] meaning: young rank: 1
☆ 私が小さかった頃 ⇨ When I was young (☛ Very young)
若い [(2)わかい] meaning: young rank: 1
☆ お若いの！ ⇨ You young fellow!
☆ 彼は気だけは若い ⇨ His heart is still young
☆ 若い人達 ⇨ Young people
幼い [(3)おさない] meaning: young rank: 2
☆ 彼女には幼い子供が二人いる ⇨ She has two very young children (☛ Infants and toddlers)
若々しい [(5)わかわかしい] meaning: young rank: 2
☆ 彼は70才だが若々しく見える ⇨ He’s 70 but looks youthful
► 連体詞
若き [(1)わかき] [liter] meaning: young rank: 4
☆ 若き冒険者 ⇨ A young adventurer