Meaning of わかし in Japanese
Words related to わかし
- (n) kidnapper
- (n) water-heater; water-boiler
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(n) teakettle; kettle
鍋が湯わかしを黒いという。
The pot calls the kettle black.
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(adj-i) youthful; young
その年になってもまだ彼女は若々しい少女の面影を保っていた。
At her age, she still preserved the appearance of a young girl.
- (n) young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony)
- young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute)
- younger partner in a homosexual relationship
- (n) prematurely gray hair; prematurely grey hair
- (n) transitional tide between spring and neap tides
- (n) instant water heater; on-demand water heater
- (n) male homosexuality; pederasty
- (n) hot water (esp. cold mineral spring water heated up at the right temperature for bathing)
