Keyword
young
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig237
Readings
わか
(82%)
Composed of
blades of grass
right
Used in kanji (3 in total)
attract
consent
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Used in vocabulary (201 in total)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
young person; youth; young
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
young person
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
youthful; young; young-looking
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
at a young age; while still young
young; youthful
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
men and women of all ages
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
to look young; to seem young
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
young master; young gentleman
period of youth; while young
young master; son of a high-ranking person
young person
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
younger days; youth
young person; inexperienced person; novice
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
young lord or prince
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
if; in case; supposing
young tree; sapling
young greens; young herbs
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
young; youthful
young lord; successor of one's current lord
bright green; chartreuse green
one's younger days; when one was young
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
green grass; young (fresh) grass
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
or; otherwise
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
young pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration
young imperial prince; child of the imperial family; shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine; newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
young; youthful
sprouts; new shoots; young buds
foot-man; foot soldier
proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant
young and old; all ages
(both) young and old
youthful impetuosity; youthful vitality
young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period
first water drawn from a well on New Year's Day
a few people; small number of people
period of youth; while young
self-possessed; composed
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
young wife; young married woman
young commander; young leader; young master
young owner; young proprietor
chick; chicken
to act young; to look young
prematurely gray hair; prematurely grey hair
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
young CEO; young company president
youngster; young and immature person
noh 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
aborted, stillborn or miscarried foetus (fetus); (arch.) newborn baby
if; in case; supposing
words used by young people; slang
prajna-paramita (perfection of wisdom)
chick; chicken
young master; son of a high-ranking person
young sweetfish
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
early death; premature death; dying young
premature baldness
sticker for new car drivers
young branch; sprig
young lover of an older woman; boy toy
light purple; mauve
style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period
youngish; young-looking
young wife; young married woman
style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period (often with a military theme)
sake; alcohol; liquor
fresh green; color of young pine; colour of young pine
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
prajna-paramita (perfection of wisdom)
young lover of an older woman; boy toy
Prajnaparamita Sutra; Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
early-onset dementia; presenile dementia
prime of youth
Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
youthful; young; young-looking
(staring in) astonishment; amazement
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period
first hot bath on New Year's Day
intended for the young
if; in case
Diamond Wisdom Sutra; Diamond Sutra
young at heart
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
premature baldness
premature baldness
early work (of an writer, artist, etc.); youthful work
functionary charged with training and organizing young wrestlers
like; as if; the same as
to strike someone dumb with astonishment
young; youthful
young people's language
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
premature baldness
isolated place; hermitage
being inferior to; being no match for; being best
early-onset dementia; presenile dementia
being young yet unambitious; being young but lacking spirit
you are only young once; youth doesn't come twice; gather ye rosebuds while ye may
the Wakatake Variety Theater
(of a choice) one being as excellent as the other; both so beautiful it is hard to choose between
young paulownia tree
Diamond Perfection of Wisdom Sutra; Diamond Sutra
youth; youthfulness
young; youthful
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
like; similar to; same as
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
male homosexual's partner; buttocks; anus
Japanese pond smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis)
youngish; young-looking
wakame stem; central rib of the wakame leaf
early work (of an writer, artist, etc.); youthful work
Miyawaka City
functionary charged with training and organizing young wrestlers
transitional tide between spring and neap tides
young monk; boy monk
you are only young once; youth doesn't come twice; gather ye rosebuds while ye may
young Japanese amberjack (species of yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata)
(of a choice) one being as excellent as the other; both so beautiful it is hard to choose between
young chicken on rice
young lords; young samurai; young people
perfect composure; calm and collected
Tochinishiki and Wakanohana I (dominant 1950s yokozuna)
era during the 1950s dominated by grand champions Tochinishiki and Wakanohana I
lower number; lower numbers
having presence of mind; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed; with serenity
spare no effort while you are young; heavy work in youth is quiet rest in old age
spare no effort while you are young; heavy work in youth is quiet rest in old age
male homosexuality; pederasty
homosexuality; pederasty
nymph (immature form of an insect)
young and immature
first young greens of the year
rejuvenating water
rejuvenating water
youthfulness; juvenility
youthfulness; juvenility
green barley; barley grass
Naruto wakame; mild-flavoured wakame from Tokushima prefecture
picking young fruit or vegetables
spare no effort while you are young; heavy work in youth is quiet rest in old age
spare no effort while you are young; heavy work in youth is quiet rest in old age
Wakabayashi Station (Aichi)
Examples (200 in total)
"Is she young?" "Yes, she is."
Aah... being young is nice, isn't it?
Your mother is very young, isn't she?