JLPT N3 · 8 strokes
Kanji 若: "young, if, perhaps"
The kanji 若 means "young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ジャク, ニャク, ニャ in on'yomi and わか.い, わか-, も.しくわ, も.し, も.しくは in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジャクニャクニャ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
わか.いわか-も.しくわも.しも.しくは
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 458 of 2,501 |
Common words with 若
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 若しif; in case; supposing
- 若いyoung; youthful · immature; green
- 若しかしてpeut-être, se pourrait-il que · si jamais, au cas où
- 若しかしたらperhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance
- 若しもif; in case; supposing · worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
- 若者young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
- 若しくはor; otherwise
- 若干some; few; a number of; a little (bit) · somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
- 若しやpeut-être, se pourrait-il que, des fois que
- 若しかするとperhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
- 若きyoung person; youth · young
- 若い頃one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
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