English Dictionary

wakashu

名詞

古語

(archaic) A Japanese boy after early childhood but before his coming-of-age ceremony. / A role in kabuki traditionally played by a boy of this age category.

日本語の意味

幼年期を過ぎ、成人前の日本の少年を指す。 / 歌舞伎で、該当する年齢層の少年が演じる役割を意味する。

The wakashu, apprenticed at the temple, learned sutras and assisted in ceremonies.

元服前の少年は寺で弟子入りし、経文を学び、式典を手伝った。

意味（1）

(archaic) A Japanese boy after early childhood but before his coming-of-age ceremony.

意味（2）

A role in kabuki traditionally played by a boy of this age category.

意味（3）

A soldier of the oyabun in the yakuza hierarchy.

wakashu （ plural ）