若人
Meanings
1
A somewhat literary or formal term for a young person, often with a positive or poetic nuance. In everyday speech, 若者 (わかもの) is more common.
The young people of the village began preparing for the festival.
He is a young person full of hope.
Usage patterns
- 若人の祭典a festival/celebration of youth
The National Sports Festival is held every year as a celebration of youth.
- 若人よ、〈動詞〉used to address young people rhetorically, e.g. in speeches
Young people, let us move forward into the future with dreams.