Meaning

Primary

Youthful

Alternative

Young Looking

Word Type

い adjective

Explanation

A young young thing has youthfulness on their side. Oh to be youthful and young looking again!

Reading

わかわかしい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the reading you learned with the kanji. Same goes for the repeater kanji.

Context

Context Sentences

おばあちゃんっていつまでたっても若々しいよね。

Grandma, no matter how much time passes you always look so youthful.

そのファッション、ちょっと若々しすぎない?

Don't you think that type of fashion is a bit too young looking for you?

東洋医学では、黒ゴマや黒ニンニク、黒米など黒い物を食べると若々しさを保てると言われています。

Oriental medicine says that eating black foods such as black sesame, black garlic, and black rice keeps us young.

Kanji Composition