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若殿原 (wakatonobara) Japanese meaning: young lords | Kotomora
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もの
語がたり
に
は
、
若わか
殿との
原ばら
が
城じょう
下か
を
歩ある
く
場ば
面めん
が
よく
出で
て
くる
。
In tales of the Warring States period, scenes of young lords walking through the castle town often appear.
In old documents, 'wakatonobara' refers to young samurai.
Kanji 原 meadow, original, primitive Related words 若わか 者もの Modern, neutral term for young people, unlike the archaic 若殿原.
若わか 侍ざむらい Another historical term for young samurai, but less broad than 若殿原 which can also mean young lords.
Etymology Compound of 若 (waka, 'young') + 殿 (tono, 'lord') + 原 (hara/bara, pluralizing suffix for people). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a pattern of archaic plural forms for groups of people.
