# 若 — young

若 means “young”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ジャク (jaku), ニャク (nyaku), ニャ (nya). Kun'yomi: わか(い) (wakai), も(しくは) (moshikuha). You'll see it in words such as 若い (wakai, “young; youthful”).

- Meaning: young
- On'yomi: ジャク (jaku), ニャク (nyaku), ニャ (nya)
- Kun'yomi: わか(い) (wakai), も(しくは) (moshikuha)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Qualities 3

## How to remember 若

New grass (艹) on the right (右): young shoots.

Parts: 艹 grass · 右 right

## Words with 若

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 若い | わかい (wakai) | young; youthful |
| 若々しい | わかわかしい (wakawakashii) | youthful; young |
| 若さ | わかさ (wakasa) | youth; youthfulness |

## Don't confuse it with

[右](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/right/) · [使](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/use/) · [君](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/you-to-a-junior/) · [匿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shelter/)

## More in the “Qualities 3” set

[違](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/differ/) · [独](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/alone/) · [準](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/standard/) · [被](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/incur/) · [若](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/young/) · [極](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/extreme/) · [美](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/beauty/) · [非](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/non/)

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