若々(わかわか)しい

わかわかしい
i-adjective
youthful; looking young
descriptive
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present若々(わかわか)しい若々(わかわか)しくない
Past若々(わかわか)しかった若々(わかわか)しくなかった
て form若々(わかわか)しくて若々(わかわか)しくなくて
Adverbial若々(わかわか)しく—
Conditional ば若々(わかわか)しければ若々(わかわか)しくなければ
Conditional たら若々(わかわか)しかったら若々(わかわか)しくなかったら
1. youthful; looking young; full of youthful energy
Appearing or feeling young, especially for one's age. A compliment suggesting vitality, freshness, and energy.
彼女(かのじょ)はいつも若々(わかわか)しい。
She always looks youthful.
若々(わかわか)しい肌(はだ)を保(たも)つ。
To maintain youthful skin.
60歳(さい)を過(す)ぎても若々(わかわか)しくて、とても年齢(ねんれい)には見(み)えない。
Even past 60, they look so youthful that you'd never guess their age.

Formed by doubling 若(わか)い (young) with the suffix しい, creating an emphatic, vivid adjective. Used as a compliment, especially for older people who look or act younger than their age. Common collocations: 若々(わかわか)しい姿(すがた) (youthful appearance), 若々(わかわか)しい声(こえ) (youthful voice). Unlike 若(わか)い, which simply states that someone is young, 若々(わかわか)しい emphasizes the impression of youthfulness.

Related Words

Compare: フレッシュ (fresh)
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Added 2026.3.19 21:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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