若わか造ぞう

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

youngster; greenhorn; neophyte

derogatory

Derogatory term for a young, inexperienced person, often used by older people to belittle someone younger.

あの若わか造ぞうにはまだ任まかせられない。
I can't entrust that to that greenhorn yet.
若わか造ぞうのくせに生なま意い気きだ。
He's just a youngster, but he's so cheeky.

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Kanji

若young, if, perhaps
造create, make, structure
僧Buddhist priest, monk
蔵storehouse, hide, own

Related words

坊ぼうやN2
若造 is a blunt, contemptuous word for an inexperienced young man, close to the derogatory sense of 坊や as 'mere boy' or 'greenhorn'.
小こ僧ぞう
若造 stresses inexperience and immaturity in a scornful way, similar to how 小僧 can dismiss someone as a mere kid or novice.

Written forms

若わか造ぞうUsage79%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
若わか僧ぞうUsage21%
Rare variant kanji spelling.
若わか蔵ぞう
Rare variant kanji spelling.

Etymology

Formed with 若, “young,” and a second element written 造, 蔵, or 僧. It is a disparaging term for a young or inexperienced person; the spelling 若僧 also evokes its literal sense “young monk.”