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. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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