わかし
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 若し |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [β̞a̠ka̠ɕi]
Adjective
わかし • (wakashi) ←わかし (wakasi)?†-ku
- Classical Japanese and literary form of わかい (wakai, “young”)
- 若き日
- wakaki hi
- (modern language, literary) days of youth
- 若き日
Inflection
| 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
Noun
わかし • (wakashi)
Hypernyms
- ぶり (buri, “Japanese amberjack”)
Etymology 3
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 湧かし 涌かし 沸かし 鎔かし |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [β̞a̠ka̠ɕi]
Verb
わかし • (wakashi) ←わかし (wakasi)?
- stem or continuative form of わかす (wakasu) [godan]