Usage patterns 若じゃく 年ねん で 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something at a young age
He founded a company at a young age.
若じゃく 年ねん にして 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 even at a young age, to do something (formal)
She became president even at a young age.
Related words 若年 is a formal, abstract term for the state of being young (used in legal/statistical contexts), while 若者 concretely refers to young people themselves.
青年 usually denotes a young man or youth in a personal, everyday sense, whereas 若年 is a more abstract, formal term for young age.
若年 is a general, neutral term for 'youth' or 'young age', while 弱冠 specifically stresses how remarkably young someone is, often in the context of an achievement.
Opposites 老年 is the parallel formal term for old age, contrasting directly with 若年 's meaning of young age.
若年 means young age, the direct opposite of 高齢 in demographic and statistical contexts.
若年 means young age, the direct opposite of 老齢 's old age, and both are used in similarly formal contexts.
若年 means a young age, the opposite end of the age spectrum from 初老 , which marks the approach of old age.
Word family· 7 young people; the young; youth demographic
juvenile type; youthful pattern
early-onset dementia; presenile dementia
juvenile diabetes
premature alopecia; early-onset hair loss
Show 2 more Show fewer Written forms 若じゃく 年ねん Usage 100%
Standard kanji form; commonly used in compounds and formal contexts.
弱じゃく 年ねん Usage <1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should prefer 若年 .
Etymology Compound of 若 (young) and 年 (year, age). The reading じゃくねん uses the on'yomi of both characters.
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