Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 若手(わかて) in Japanese

若手
Kana Reading
わかて
Romaji
wakate
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    young person
    Example sentence
    彼は党の活動的な若手のひとりである。 He is one of the up and coming young men of the party.

Examples of 若手, わかて in a sentence

Kanji in this word

若 JLPT 3

8 strokes

young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature

On'Yomi: ジャク, ニャク, ニャ

Kun'Yomi: わか.い, わか-, も.しくわ, も.し, も.しくは, ごと.し

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手 JLPT 5

4 strokes

hand

On'Yomi: シュ, ズ

Kun'Yomi: て, て-, -て, た-

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