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若わか衆しゅ
Meanings
Noun
Old-fashioned
1. young person; young man; young woman
2. boy who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony (Edo period)
3. young (homosexual) male prostitute; young kabuki actor also working as a male prostitute
4. boy in a homosexual relationship (with a man)
Kanji used
若
young
衆
a lot of people
Pitch accent
わ
か
しゅ
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Composed of
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
young men's kabuki
male homosexuality; pederasty