若わかい衆しゅ

noun

young man; youth; lad

A somewhat old-fashioned or regional term for a young man, often used in traditional or rural contexts. Can carry a nuance of a junior member of a group.

• 村むらの若わかい衆しゅが祭まつりの準じゅん備びを手伝てつだった。

  The young men of the village helped prepare for the festival.

• あの若わかい衆しゅはよく働はたらくね。

  That young lad works hard, doesn't he?

noun

servant boy; young shopboy; apprentice

Historical or traditional term for a young male servant or apprentice in a shop, inn, or similar establishment. Not used in modern standard Japanese for regular employees.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの商しょう家かでは、若わかい衆しゅが丁稚でっちとして働はたらいていた。

  In merchant houses of the Edo period, young servant boys worked as apprentices.