表層形
若かり
ワカカリ
形容詞
若かり (ワカカリ)
Wakakari · わかかり — young, youthful; immature, green; low (number), small
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若かり in rōmaji: wakakari.
形容詞
一般
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Updated: 2026年9月12日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
若かり
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
若い
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| 読み (Reading) |
ワカカリ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
形容詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
文語形容詞-ク
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
連用形-補助
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
若かり
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| 読み・基本形 |
ワカシ
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| 表記・基本形 |
若し
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| 見出し語の読み |
ワカイ
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How it's used
The terminal form of the classical adjective '若し' (youthful), used in formal or literary contexts to describe someone's youth, often with nostalgic or positive connotations.
若かりし頃の思い出が蘇る。
Wakakari shi koro no omoide ga yomigaeru.
Memories of my younger days come back to me.
彼は若かりし日に海外で学んだ。
Kare wa wakakari shi hi ni kaigai de mananda.
In his younger days, he studied abroad.
💡 English Meaning
若かり means “young, youthful; immature, green; low (number), small” — full definition & examples →
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ワカカリ
Lemma: 若い
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⚡ 形容詞 (I-adjective) Inflections
| 丁寧形 (Polite) |
若いです
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
若くない
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| 過去形 (Past) |
若かった
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| て形 (Te-form) |
若くて
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| 副詞形 (Adverbial) |
若く
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| 仮定形 (Conditional) |
若ければ
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形容詞 (i-adjectives) end in い and conjugate directly. They can act as predicates or modify nouns directly without a particle.
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