若者|わかものwakamono[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounyoung person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
   若者わかもの達たちは本来ほんらい、親おやの考かんがえに対たいして反発はんぱつするものだ。↗

   It is quite natural for young people to rebel against their parents.

   その歌手かしゅは若者わかものたちのアイドルだ。↗

   That singer is a teenage idol.

• Synonym青年せいねんNeutralRefers to youth with a formal flavor, as in 「青年会」; carries no positive or negative tone itself. 「若者」 is more colloquial and covers young people in general.
• Synonym若い者わかいものNeutralMeans a young person, but also a young employee or servant. 「若者」 is the more neutral word.
• Synonym若人わこうどWrittenAn elegant, literary word for youth with a fresh, vigorous image, as in 「若人よ」. 「若者」 is the everyday word.
• SynonymヤングNeutralA loanword meaning 'young', with a period flavor that now feels somewhat dated. 「若者」 is the everyday word.
• SynonymユースNeutralLoanword for youth, used mostly for sports categories, as in 「ユース代表」.
• Synonym青少年せいしょうねんNeutralCovers youth and minors, mainly in administrative usage, as in 「青少年保護」. 「若者」 is more colloquial.
• Related少年しょうねんNeutralMeans boys, and by extension minors; covers a younger age range than 「若者」.
• Related１０代じゅうだいNeutralRefers to people aged 10 to 19 (so it reaches below the English 'teens'); 「若者」 covers a broader range.
• RelatedティーンエイジャーNeutralLoanword for teenagers; 「若者」 covers a wider range of ages.
• RelatedユースNeutralLoanword for youth, used mostly for sports categories, as in 「ユース代表」.
• Related若年じゃくねんWrittenWritten/formal, mostly in compounds, as in 「若年層」. 「若者」 is more colloquial.
• Related若い衆わかいしゅCasualColloquial for young men or shop apprentices, with an old-fashioned, underworld flavor. 「若者」 is more neutral.
• Related若衆わかしゅWrittenMeans young people; in the Edo period, boys before their coming-of-age ceremony. Today it mostly appears in historical contexts. 「若者」 is the everyday word.
• Related青二才あおにさいCasualColloquial and derogatory: an immature, green youngster. 「若者」 is neutral.
• Related年若としわかNeutralDescribes being young in age rather than naming people; 「若者」 refers to young people as a group.
• RelatedティーンNeutralLoanword for people in their teens; 「若者」 covers a wider range.
• RelatedヤングマンNeutralA rare loanword for a young man; in everyday speech say 「若者」.
• Antonym年寄りとしよりNeutralAntonym on the old–young axis: means old or elderly people.
• Antonym老人ろうじんNeutralAntonym on the old–young axis: means the aged, the elderly.

For young people in general, use 「若者」, as in 「若者言葉」. 「青年」 is the more formal word; 「青少年」 is the administrative term for minors and youth; for ages 10–19 say 「１０代」 (also 「10代」), and for teenagers 「ティーン」. 「青二才」 is a derogatory word for a green youngster. Antonyms: 「年寄り」 and 「老人」.

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1. 年ねんの若わかい人ひと。