The kanji 若: meaning, readings and stroke order

若

Meaning: young
On reading: ジャク jaku、ニャク* nyaku
Kun reading: わか（い） wakai、も（しくは） moshikuha
Strokes: 8
Radical: 艸 grass
Level: Level 6 · grade 6

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: trẻ (nhược)
Japanese: わかい。
Korean: 젊다 (야·약)
Chinese: 年轻

Readings, words and example sentences

ジャク jaku · on reading · less common

若じゃっ干かん
a little, slightly
二つの答えに 若じゃっ干かんの差があります。
The two answers are a little different.

わか（い） wakai · kun reading

若わかい
young
これは母が 若わかい ころの写真です。
This is a photo of my mom when she was young.

も（しくは） moshikuha · kun reading · less common

若もしくは
or
ペン 若もしくは えんぴつを使います。
Use a pen or a pencil.

* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.