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若木 (わかぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

若わか木ぎ

also: わかき

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

young tree; sapling

Refers to a tree that is still young and not fully grown. Often used in gardening, forestry, or poetic contexts.

庭にわに若わか木ぎを植うえた。
I planted a young tree in the garden.
この若わか木ぎはまだ実みをつけない。
This sapling doesn't bear fruit yet.

Written forms

若木Usage98%
- わかぎ
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading わかぎ is the most common.
- わかき
  Alternate reading; less common than わかぎ.

わかぎ

Usage2%

わかき

Kanji

若young, if, perhaps
木tree, wood

Similar words

苗なえ木ぎ
苗木 specifically refers to a seedling or nursery tree that has been grown for transplanting, while 若木 is a more general term for any young tree.
大たい木ぼく
大木 means a large, fully grown tree, the opposite of 若木.

Etymology

Compound of 若 (waka, 'young') and 木 (ki, 'tree'), with rendaku voicing giving わかぎ. The alternate reading わかき retains the unvoiced form.