若わかき

noun

young person; youth

Used as a noun meaning a young person. Often appears in the set phrase 老いも若きも (both old and young).

See also: 老いも若きも

• 老おいも若わかきもその祭まつりを楽たのしんだ。

  Both old and young enjoyed the festival.

noun-modifying (irregular)

young

Prenominal (attributive) form of the classical adjective 若し. Used before nouns to mean 'young'. In modern Japanese, 若い is the standard adjective.

• 若わかき日ひの思おもい出でを語かたった。

  He talked about memories of his younger days.