Young

July 12, 2010

"Young" in kanji. Japanese calligraphy art by Nao.

"Young" by Nao

waka-i, jaku, nyaku

The adjective “wakai” means young. One of its variations is “wakasa” meaning youth.

When you look back on your experiences as an adolescent, you sometimes regret what you did. If it’s the case, you can excuse by saying, “wakage no itari desu (or deshita),” which means “I was too young to do the right things.” It literally means the result of youthful vitality. Wakage means youthful vitality and this word is used as something fallible. I guess that’s how adults always talk about youth. Itari means the results of something.

The kanji for "Young" with the stroke order and arrows showing directions.

  1. Draw the dot from the top left.
  2. Draw the horizontal line crossing the first dot.
  3. Draw the sweeping dot from the top right.
  4. Draw the sweeping stroke.
  5. Draw the horizontal stroke crossing the previous stroke.
  6. Draw the left side of the rectangle.
  7. Draw the upper and right sides of the rectangle.
  8. Draw the lower side of the rectangle.
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