Word Meaning 若年寄

わかどしより wakadoshiyori

若年寄 is read as わかどしより (wakadoshiyori) and means officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

わかどしより

Romaji

wakadoshiyori

Writing Variants

  • 若年寄り わかどしより wakadoshiyori

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 98207 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

若年

じゃくねん

youth

若年者

じゃくねんしゃ

youngster

若年犯罪者

わかねんはんざいしゃ

juvenile offender

一代年寄

いちだいとしより

special coaching stock awarded to retired grand champion

町年寄

まちどしより

town elder (Edo period)

若年性認知症

じゃくねんせいにんちしょう

early-onset dementia

若年認知症

じゃくねんにんちしょう

early-onset dementia

若年型

じゃくねんがた

juvenile

若年層

じゃくねんそう

the young

若年性脱毛症

じゃくねんせいだつもうしょう

premature alopecia

若年性糖尿病

じゃくねんせいとうにょうびょう

juvenile diabetes