่‹ฅ

JLPT N3

Young

Readings

Onโ€™yomi: ใ‚ธใƒฃใ‚ฏ, ใƒ‹ใƒฃใ‚ฏ (jaku, nyaku)
Kunโ€™yomi: ใ‚ใ‹(ใ„) (waka(i))
โ€ข ใ‚ใ‹(ใ„) โ€“ young โ€ข ใ‚ใ‹(ใ) โ€“ youthful, fresh (adverbial form)

Vocabulary

่‹ฅใ„
ใ‚ใ‹ใ„
young
่‹ฅ่€…
ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‚ใฎ
youth
่‹ฅๅนฒ
ใ˜ใ‚ƒใฃใ‹ใ‚“
few
่‹ฅๅนด
ใ˜ใ‚ƒใใญใ‚“
young age
่‹ฅๆ‰‹
ใ‚ใ‹ใฆ
young person

Example Sentences

ๅฝผใฏ่‹ฅใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
ใ‹ใ‚Œ ใฏ ใ‚ใ‹ใ„ ใงใ™ใ€‚
He is young.
่‹ฅ่€…ใŒๅคšใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‚ใฎ ใŒ ใŠใŠใ„ ใงใ™ใ€‚
There are many youths.
่‹ฅๅนฒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ˜ใ‚ƒใฃใ‹ใ‚“ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
There are a few.
่‹ฅๅนดๅฑคใงใ™ใ€‚
ใ˜ใ‚ƒใใญใ‚“ใใ† ใงใ™ใ€‚
It is a young age group.
่‹ฅๆ‰‹็คพๅ“กใงใ™ใ€‚
ใ‚ใ‹ใฆ ใ—ใ‚ƒใ„ใ‚“ ใงใ™ใ€‚
He is a young employee.

Cultural Note

๐ŸŒธ In Japan, ่‹ฅ carries a sense of hope, renewal, and potential.
โ€ข The phrase ่‹ฅใ• (ใ‚ใ‹ใ• โ€“ youthfulness) is often used positively to praise energy and new ideas.
โ€ข Traditional terms like ่‹ฅๆ—ฆ้‚ฃ (ใ‚ใ‹ใ ใ‚“ใช) mean โ€œyoung masterโ€ โ€” a respectful way to refer to the son of a wealthy household.
โ€ข The proverb ใ€Œ่‹ฅใ„ๆ™‚ใฎ่‹ฆๅŠดใฏ่ฒทใฃใฆใงใ‚‚ใ›ใ‚ˆใ€ (โ€œEndure hardships while youโ€™re young, even if you must buy themโ€) reflects the value of learning and growth through effort in youth.