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若さ (わかさ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

若わかさ

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さ

Common word

Meanings

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noun

youth; youthfulness

Refers to the quality or state of being young, often with a positive connotation of freshness, energy, or inexperience.

彼かれの若わかさには驚おどろかされる。
I'm amazed by his youthfulness.
若わかさを保たもつ秘ひ訣けつは何なんですか。
What's the secret to staying young?

Kanji

若young, if, perhaps

Similar words

若わかい
若い is the i-adjective meaning 'young', while 若さ is the noun form expressing the abstract quality of youth.
青せい春しゅん
青春 refers specifically to the springtime of life or adolescence, often with a poetic or nostalgic nuance, whereas 若さ is a more general term for youthfulness.

Etymology

Derived from the adjective 若い (わかい, 'young') with the nominalizing suffix さ (-sa), which turns adjectives into abstract nouns expressing degree or quality.