若手 (わかて) — young person, young worker
若手
young person
Frequency #3503
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 6
2 characters
和語 wago
和語 (wago) — Native Japanese compound: all kanji use kun'yomi (native Japanese) readings. no-adjective
noun
wakate
わかて
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
わかて[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- young person
- young worker
Adjective forms
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