wakashu

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noun

A Japanese boy after early childhood but before his coming-of-age ceremony.

OriginJapanese 若衆 →
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Meanings

nounwakashu (plural wakashu)
  1. archaicA 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.

Origin

  1. Japanese若衆
  2. Japanese若衆
  3. Englishwakashu

Borrowed from Japanese 若衆 (“young person”).

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APA

wakashu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wakashu

MLA

“wakashu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wakashu. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wakashu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wakashu.

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