若造・若蔵・若僧|わかぞうwakazou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounyoungster; neophyte; greenhorn

• Synonym駆け出しかけだしNeutralNeutral term for someone who has just started out and is still unskilled; unlike 「若造」, it carries no contempt.
• Synonym新米しんまいNeutralNeutral word for a person newly joined to a group; it can also mean the year's new rice, and lacks the scorn of 「若造」.
• SynonymルーキーCasualColloquial loanword for a newcomer, especially in sports; it is not contemptuous, while 「若造」 is a scornful way to address someone.
• Synonym若輩じゃくはいWrittenWritten/formal word for a young, inexperienced person; often used humbly about oneself and far more polite than 「若造」.
• Synonym若輩者じゃくはいものWrittenWritten/formal term used to humbly describe oneself as junior and inexperienced; polite, the opposite of the contempt in 「若造」.
• Synonym青二才あおにさいCasualColloquial term for an immature youth, said with contempt; very close in tone to 「若造」.
• Related乳臭児にゅうしゅうじCasualRare colloquial word for a wet-behind-the-ears youngster; more exaggerated than 「若造」.
• RelatedへなちょこCasualColloquial word for a good-for-nothing or weak person; more derogatory than 「若造」.

Use 「若造」 to scornfully call someone young and immature, as in 「この若造が」. For neutral talk of a beginner choose 「駆け出し」 or 「新米」; to speak humbly of yourself use 「若輩者」; 「青二才」 is equally contemptuous, 「乳臭児」 and 「へな猪口」 harsher still.

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1. 若者わかものや未熟みじゅくな者もの。また、そのような者ものに対たいする蔑称べっしょう。