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[わか()·しゅ()]
wakashu
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[わか()·しゅう()]
wakashuu

English Meaning(s) for 若衆

noun
  1. young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony)
  2. young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute)
  3. younger partner in a homosexual relationship

Definition and Synonyms for 若衆

Young young people collectively
Synonyms: ヤング, ユース, 年若, 年若い, 若人, 若年, 若者, 若い者, 若衆, 若い衆, 青少年
Young Buck a teenager or a young adult male
Synonyms: ヤングマン, 兄ちゃん, 壮丁, 弱年者, 若者, 若衆, 若い衆, 青年
Spring Chicken a young person (especially a young man or boy)
Synonyms: ユース, 若人, 若い者, 若衆, 若い衆, 青少年, 青年

Meanings for each kanji in 若衆

» young; if; perhaps; possibly; low number; immature
» masses; great numbers; multitude; populace

Categories 若衆 is a member of

Age Bracket a group of people having approximately the same age
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Juvenile a young person, not fully developed
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Teenager a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
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Man an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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