English–Japanese

“young people” in Japanese

Japanese

Also若者 (wakamono) · 青少年 (seishōnen)

Pronunciation

Romajiyangu

Example

この店はヤング層に人気です。ko no mise wa ya n gu sō ni nin ki de su

This store is popular with young people.

Illustration for ヤング (young people)

How to say “young people” in Japanese

“Young people” in Japanese is ヤング (yangu).

It presents youth as a shared social category whose members are considered together.

Full entry for ヤング: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with ヤング

この番組はヤング向けに作られています。ko no ban gumi wa ya n gu mu ke ni tsuku ra re te i ma su

This program is made for young people.

Tips for using ヤング

  • English speakers may expect young to modify another word, but Japanese uses ヤング (yangu) independently in expressions about young people.

Other Japanese words for “young people”

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若者

wakamono

nounyoung people

この町には若者が多いです。ko no machi ni wa waka mono ga ō i de su

There are many young people in this town.

青少年を守る法律があります。sei shō nen o mamo ru hō ritsu ga a ri ma su

There are laws to protect young people.

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