若 = 右 + 艹

若 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “young”. It is built from 右 (right) and 艹 (mugwort). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 237. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: young
RTK frame: 237
Strokes: 8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ジャク, ニャク, ニャ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): わか.い, わか-, も.しくわ, も.し, も.しくは, ごと.し
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: молодой
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 若 if

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 若

How to find 若 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “right” + “mugwort”. 若 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 若 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.