若武者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
若 武 者
わか
Grade: 6
む
Grade: 5
しゃ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi on’yomi
Alternative spellings
若武者 (kyūjitai)
若武者

Etymology

From 若(わか) (waka) + 武者(むしゃ) (musha).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) わかむしゃ [wàkámúshá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠ka̠mɯ̟ᵝɕa̠]

Noun

若(わか)武(む)者(しゃ) • (wakamusha) ←わかむしや (wakamusya)?

  1. young warrior

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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