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若 means 'young'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 310   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-8    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: 21    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 120 words   Used in 157 words   Used in 1221 names   Component in 15 kanji (2 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ジャク   ニャク
Kun
   わかい young   もしくは or
Additional readings
On    ニャ
Kun    わか-   もしくわ   もし   ごとし
Name    わく   わこ
Components
⿱  艹 (艸) grass  右 right  
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苦 bitter  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 若 is used 7 times, read 4 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 若 is used 139 times, read 6 ways (with 2 variations). 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
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ジャク : 20 words FIND ALL
じ ゃ く ね ん 0
youth
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ニャ : 12 words FIND ALL
は ん に ゃ 1
noun
1. prajna; wisdom required to attain enlightenment  (Buddhist term; originally from Sanskrit 'prajñā')
2. noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy)  (see also: 般若面)
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ジャク (read as じゃっ) : 3 words FIND ALL
じ ゃ っ か ん 0
1. some; few; a number of; a little (bit)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
2. somewhat; to a certain extent
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ニャク : 3 words FIND ALL
ろ う に ゃ く 0
young and old; all ages
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わかい : 89 words FIND ALL
わ か い 2
1. young; youthful
2. immature; green
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もしくは : 9 words FIND ALL
も し か 1
if; in case  (often written with kana only)
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ごとし : 1 word FIND ALL
auxiliary verb
like; as if; the same as  (see also: 如き)
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わかい (read as わかい) : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
functionary charged with training and organizing young wrestlers  (sumo term)
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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word. FIND ALL
わ か う ど 2
noun
young person
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An additional 18 less common words include 若 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 896 (originally: 886)  Joy o' Kanji : 886  Key to Kanji: 468 

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若
ジャク   ニャク   わかい young   もしくは or   
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右
ウ   ユウ   みぎ right   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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艹
grass   
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