Meaning of 若くして in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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若くして
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Kana Readingわかくして
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Romajiwakakushite
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- Meaning
- to do something young (e.g. die)
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Example Sentences
若くして, わかくして used in context
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She married young.
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They married when they were young.
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He started going bald quite young.
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彼はあんなに若くして死ななかったら、偉い学者になっていただろうに。
If he had not died so young, he would have become a great scientist.
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I think it's a great pity that he died so young.
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To my great sorrow, my father died young.
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Kanji found in this word
young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
On: ジャク, ニャク, ニャ
Kun: わか.い, わか-, も.しくわ, も.し, も.しくは, ごと.し
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