若武者

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