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, ごと.し 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.しくはごと.し
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perhaps; possibly; maybe; by any chance · if; in case; in the event that
- 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perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
- 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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