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若者 (わかもの, wakamono) Japanese meaning: young person | Kotomora
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There are few young people in this town.
That shop is popular with young people.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの ・ 事こと 〉 が若者の間で流行るがわかもののあいだではやる for something to become popular among young people
This game is popular among young people.
若わか 者もの 向む けの 〈 物もの 〉 something aimed at young people
We made a magazine aimed at young people.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 若わか 者もの が 集あつ まる for young people to gather at a place
Young people gather in Shibuya.
Related words· 12 青年 is more formal and often implies a young adult male or an official/literary context, while 若者 is neutral and covers young people of any gender informally.
若年層 is a formal, demographic term for the younger age segment of a population, while 若者 is the everyday word for young people themselves.
若人 is a poetic or ceremonial word for young people, while 若者 is the common, everyday term.
ヤンガージェネレーション is a katakana loanword used in marketing and media to sound modern or foreign, while 若者 is the everyday native word for 'young people'.
Show 8 more 若者 is the everyday native Japanese word for young people, while ユース is a loanword typically used in formal, organizational, or marketing contexts like youth hostels or youth culture.
若者 is the casual, everyday word for young people, while 青少年 is the formal term used in official, educational, or legal contexts.
若者 is the common word for young people in general, whereas 子弟 in its broader sense is a more formal term often implying guidance or patronage.
若者 is the standard, neutral Japanese word for a young person, while ヤング is a trendier loanword often used in advertising or casual speech.
Opposites· 5 老人 means an old person, the direct opposite of 若者, which means a young person.
若者 means a young person, the opposite of お年寄り, an elderly person.
若者 means a young person, the direct age-based opposite of 年寄り.
Show 2 more Don't confuse with 弱者 (weak/vulnerable person) and 若者 (young person) share the visually similar kanji 弱 and 若 but have completely different meanings and readings.
若者 refers to a young person themselves, while 若さ is the abstract quality of youthfulness that a person can possess.
Counted with The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).
Etymology Transparent compound of 若, associated with youth or being young, and 者, 'person.'
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.
若者 is an everyday, casual word for young people collectively, whereas 青年団 names a formal community organization.
若者 is a general term for young people in society, whereas 若手 is used specifically for young members of a profession, team, or organization.
若者 refers to young people in general, while 青春 refers to the concept or era of youth rather than the people living it.
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若者 means a young person, the direct opposite of 高齢者, an elderly person.
若者 refers to young people, the demographic opposite of 中高年.
