若い

Adjective

若い (-i inflection, hiragana わかい, rōmaji wakai)

1. young, juvenile
   • 1993 April 16, Akiko Hiramatsu as as Tom Kusanagi; Sumi Shimamoto as Kikuko Kusanagi; Tarako as Mikan Kusanagi; Kenichi Ono as Tōjirō Kusanagi, “夫婦ふうふゲンカはネコが食くう？ [Would a Cat Eat a Marital Dispute?]”, in みかん絵え日にっ記き [Mikan Picture Diary] (in Japanese), episode 23, TBS, CBC:

     あっ…お母 (かあ)さん！見 (み)て見 (み)て！これ　お母 (かあ)さんでしょう？きれいだな！

     A'… Okā-san! Mite Mite! Kore okā-san deshō? Kirei da na!

     Oh… Oh right, Mom! Look! This is you, right? You were so beautiful!

     それはお婆 (ばあ)ちゃんの若 (わか)い時 (とき)！

     Sore wa obā-chan no wakai toki!

     That’s your grandma when she was young!

     ボケ…お父 (とう)さん！髪 (かみ)長 (なが)くてが濃 (こ)いね！すごく若 (わか)々 (わか)しい！

     Boke… Otō-san! Kami nagakute ga koi ne! Sugoku wakawakashii!

     Dummy… Dad! Look at your long, luscious hair back then! You looked so young!

     それは兄 (あに)貴 (き)だ。

     Sore wa aniki da.

     That’s my brother.

     え゙っ？

     E'?

     Eh?

     ナイスリカバリー！

     Naisu rikabarī!

     Nice comeback!

2. energetic, fresh
3. immature: "考えが若い"; (one's thought is immature)
4. lesser in an order, smaller, earlier: "若い番号" (smaller number); "若いイニング" (earlier inning).