表層形
わかやぐ
ワカヤグ
動詞
わかやぐ (ワカヤグ)
Wakayagu · わかやぐ — to act young, to look young
Other ways to say “to act young” in Japanese →
わかやぐ in rōmaji: wakayagu.
動詞
一般
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📝 若やぐ 🔤 五段-ガ行 📐 終止形-一般
Updated: 2026年10月9日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
わかやぐ
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
若やぐ
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| 読み (Reading) |
ワカヤグ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-ガ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
終止形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
わかやぐ
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| 読み・基本形 |
ワカヤグ
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| 表記・基本形 |
わかやぐ
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| 見出し語の読み |
ワカヤグ
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How it's used
Casual speech, often humorous or slightly critical, describing someone who behaves or dresses inappropriately youthful for their age.
わかやぐのもいいけど、体に気をつけてね。
Wakayagu no mo ii kedo, karada ni ki o tsukete ne.
It's fine to act young, but take care of your body.
⚖️ Commonly confused with わかい (wakai, young), but わかやぐ is a verb meaning to act or look young, not an adjective.
💡 English Meaning
わかやぐ means “to act young, to look young” — full definition & examples →
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Reading & Info
ワカヤグ
Lemma: 若やぐ
動詞一般**
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⚡ 五段 (Godan/U-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
若やぎます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
若やいで
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| 過去形 (Past) |
若やいだ
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
若やがない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
若やぎましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
若やげる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
若やがれる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
若やがせる
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (わかやぐ) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (若やぐ) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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