English–Japanese
“young” in Japanese
How to say “young” in Japanese
“Young” in Japanese is 若い (wakai).
It marks someone or something as having lived for a relatively short time and therefore being young.
Example sentences with 若い
私の犬はまだ若いです。watashi no inu wa ma da waka i de su
My dog is still young.
姉は実際の年齢より若く見えます。ane wa jis sai no nen rei yo ri waka ku mi e ma su
My older sister looks younger than her actual age.
Tips for using 若い
- 若い (wakai) can describe people, animals, and plants, so it applies to a young tree as well as to a young child.
Other Japanese words for “young”
その子はまだ幼いです。so no ko wa ma da osana i de su
That child is still young.