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wakashu

wakashu noun: a Japanese boy after early childhood but before his coming-of-age ceremony.

Noun

wakashu (plural wakashu)

  1. (archaic) A Japanese boy after early childhood but before his coming-of-age ceremony.
  2. A role in kabuki traditionally played by a boy of this age category.
  3. A soldier of the oyabun in the yakuza hierarchy.

Forms of wakashu

pluralwakashu

Origin of wakashu

Borrowed from Japanese 若衆 (“young person”).

Questions about wakashu

What does wakashu mean?
Wakashu means a Japanese boy after early childhood but before his coming-of-age ceremony.
What part of speech is wakashu?
Wakashu is a noun.
What is the plural of wakashu?
The plural of wakashu is wakashu.

Words near wakashu in the dictionary

  1. wakas
  2. wakasagi
  3. Wakashan
  4. Wakashanist
  5. Wakashanists
  6. wakashu
  7. Wakatipu
  8. Wakatsuki
  9. Wakatsukis
  10. Wakaw
  11. Wakaya

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