若 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
- On
- ジャクじゃく · jaku
- Kun
- わか(い)waka(i)
- Meaning
- young; if
Stroke order
Origin
艹 "grass" with a hand; picking fresh young grass — hence "young."
Readings and examples
| Onジャクじゃくjaku | 若年じゃくねん若干じゃっかん自若じじゃく |
|---|---|
| Onニャクにゃくnyaku | 老若ろうにゃく 「老若」は，「ロウジャク」とも。 |
| Kunわかいwakai | 若いわかい若者わかもの若々しいわかわかしい |
| Kunもしくはmoshikuha | 若しくはもしくは |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 若者わかもの
young person
- 若干じゃっかん
some; a few
- 孰若じゃくじゃく
- 瞠若どうじゃく
Example
町に若者が増えた。
The number of young people in town has increased.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)