若 (if, immature, low number, perhaps, possibly, young) - Kanji Codex

若

if, immature, low number, perhaps, possibly, young

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ジャクニャニャク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ごと.しも.しも.しくはも.しくわわか-わか.い

Nanori (名乗り)

わくわこ

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:6

Strokes:8

JLPT:3

Frequency:458

Vocabulary

ジャク

Word	Reading	Meaning
老若	ロウジャク	young and old; all ages
若年	ジャクネン	youth
傍若無人	ボウジャクブジン	behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
老若男女	ロウジャクダンジョ	men and women of all ages
若齢	ジャクレイ	youth

ニャ

Word	Reading	Meaning
般若	ハンニャ	prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); hannya; mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
若気	ニャケ	male homosexual's partner; buttocks; anus
大般若経	ダイハンニャキョウ	Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
阿蘭若	アランニャ	isolated place; hermitage
般若湯	ハンニャトウ	sake; alcohol; liquor

ニャク

Word	Reading	Meaning
老若	ロウニャク	young and old; all ages
老若男女	ロウニャクナンニョ	men and women of all ages
若道	ニャクドウ	homosexuality; pederasty
若僧	ニャクソウ	young monk; boy monk

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
若し	もし	if; in case; supposing
若しかしたら	もしかしたら	perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
若しかすると	もしかすると	perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
若い	わかい	young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
若さ	わかさ	youth; youthfulness

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