わかし

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
若し

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠ka̠ɕi]

Adjective

わかし • (wakashi) ←わかし (wakasi)?†-ku

  1. Classical Japanese and literary form of わかい (wakai, “young”)
    若(わか)き日(ひ)
    wakaki hi
    (modern language, literary) days of youth
Inflection
Classical conjugation of "わかし" (ク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) わかく[1]
わかから[2]		wakaku
wakakara
Continuative (連用形) わかく[1]
わかかり[2]		wakaku
wakakari
Terminal (終止形) わかしwakasi
Attributive (連体形) わかき
わかかる		wakaki
wakakaru
Realis (已然形) わかけれwakakere
Imperative (命令形) わかかれwakakare
Key constructions
Negative わかからずwakakarazu
Contrasting conjunction わかけれどwakakeredo
Causal conjunction わかければwakakereba
Conditional conjunction わかくばwakakuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) わかかりきwakakariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) わかかりけりwakakarikeri
Adverbial わかくwakaku
[1]Without auxiliary verb.
[2]With auxiliary verb.

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
𮬆

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) わかし [wàkáshí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠ka̠ɕi]

Noun

わかし • (wakashi) 

  1. (Kansai) young Japanese amberjack[1]
Hypernyms

Etymology 3

Alternative spellings
湧かし
涌かし
沸かし
鎔かし

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠ka̠ɕi]

Verb

わかし • (wakashi) ←わかし (wakasi)?

  1. stem or continuative form of わかす (wakasu) [godan]

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