若い者・若いもの|わかいものwakaimono

1. expression, nounyoung person; young people; youth; youngsters
2. expression, nounyoung employee; young manservant; young follower

• Synonym青少年せいしょうねんWrittenFormal, written word for young people and minors, as in 「青少年の健全育成」; 「若い者」 is the more colloquial choice.
• Synonym若人わこうどWrittenElegant, literary word for young people, with a poetic, vigorous nuance; heard mostly in speeches.
• SynonymユースNeutralLoanword for youth, mostly in compounds like 「ユースホステル」.
• Synonym若者わかものNeutralThe most general word for young people, as in 「最近の若者」; 「若い者」 usually carries an elder's tone.
• Synonym青年せいねんNeutralYouth or young man, leaning toward written style, as in 「青年団」; 「若い者」 is the more colloquial word.
• SynonymヤングCasualLoanword for young people, now slightly dated; mostly in phrases like 「ヤング向け」.
• Synonym若衆わかしゅWrittenHistorical term for a boy before his coming-of-age ceremony in the Edo period; can also just mean a young person.
• Synonym若い衆わかいしゅCasualColloquial word for young men or lads, also young shop hands; warmer and more familiar than 「若い者」.
• Related若年じゃくねんWrittenWritten word for young age, mostly in 「若年層」 and 「若年性」.
• Related年若としわかWrittenMeans being young in age, but is rare; 「若い」 is the usual word.
• Antonym年寄りとしよりNeutralAntonym meaning old people, the opposite of 「若い者」, as in 「年寄り扱い」.

For young people in general, say 「若者」; in written or formal prose use 「青年」, and 「青少年」 when the age range matters. 「若い者」 itself often carries an elder's tone, as in 「若い者には負けない」. For old people, the opposite is 「年寄り」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 年ねんが若わかい人ひと。青年せいねんや少年しょうねんなど、まだ成人せいじんしたばかりのひと。
2. 主人しゅじんに仕つかえる年とし若わかい使用人しようにん。商家しょうかや武家ぶけなどで働はたらく若わかい従業員じゅうぎょういん。