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わかどぅし【若年】 : wakadushi | define meaning

wakadushi

Pronunciation: [wakaduɕi]

Definition

Noun

New Year; belated New Year; beginning of the year
1. わかどぅしとぅいみそーちー【若年取いみそーちー】
  wakadushi tuimisoochii
  "Happy (belated) New Year", "Has the New Year been treating you well?"

Etymology

Compound of わか【若】 waka "young" and the rendaku form of とぅし【年】 tushi "year".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	若年
Kana	わかどぅし
New Okinawa Moji	わか嬨し
Romanization	wakadushi
Pronunciation (IPA)	[wakaduɕi]

意味：わかわかしくしんねん【若々しく新年】、としあけ【年明け】、ねんしょ【年初】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2017, January 9). わかどぅし【若年】 : wakadushi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, May 13, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4180/wakadushi/.