若い

わかい
JLPT:N5
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1

young; youthful — having a small age or appearing/feeling full of youth.

I-Adjective

Examples

彼はまだ若いから失敗を恐れずに挑戦している。

He's still young, so he challenges things without fear of failure.

若い社員が新しいアイデアを提案した。

A young employee proposed a new idea.

若い頃の経験は大きな財産になる。

Experiences from one's youth become a great asset.

2

immature; green — lacking experience or maturity (similar to 'green').

I-Adjective

Examples

若い判断で無理をすると後で困ることになる。

If you make decisions with immature judgment, you'll get into trouble later.

若い発言に見えるが、経験不足が原因だ。

It looks like an immature remark, but it's due to lack of experience.

3

rare/archaic: used to indicate a low number or small amount — a less common usage in modern Japanese.

I-Adjective

Examples

この表現はやや古く、若い(=少ない)場合について言及している文がある。

This expression is somewhat old; there are texts that use '若い' to refer to cases where the number is small.

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