わか
若
どし
年
より
寄

noun

  1. young person acting like an old person.
  2. officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
わか
若
どし
年
より
寄
 若年寄 わかどしより
わか
若
どし
年
よ
寄
　
り
 若年寄り わかどしより

Contained Kanji Breakdown

young, if, perhaps
わか.い　ジャク　ニャ (6th, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
right
みぎ　ウ　ユウ (1st, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
year, counter for years
とし　ネン　ね (1st, N5)
draw near, stop in, bring near
よ.る　キ　より (5th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
strange, strangeness, curiosity
キ　く.しき　あや.しい (7th, N1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
can, passable, mustn't
カ　コク　-べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)