Definitions for wakashu
wakashu

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1. wakashunoun

   A boy after early childhood but before his coming-of-age ceremony

2. wakashunoun

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

3. wakashunoun

   The soldiers of the oyabun, they perform the tasks that the oyabun gives them without hesitation. (From the Yakuza hierarchy)

4. Etymology: 若衆: "young person"

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1. wakashu

   Wakashū (若衆, "young person", although never used for girls) is a historical Japanese term indicating an adolescent boy, used particularly during the Edo period (1603–1867). Wakashū status was indicated by haircut.

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1. Wakashū

   Wakashū, is a historical Japanese term indicating an adolescent boy; more specifically, a boy between the ages at which his head was partially shaven, at which point a boy exited early childhood and could begin formal education, apprenticeship, or employment outside the home, and the genpuku coming of age ceremony, which marked the transition to adulthood. During this period, the wakashū wore a distinctive hairstyle, with a small shaved portion at the crown of the head and long forelocks at front and sides, and typically wore kimono with open sleeves. After the coming of age ceremony, the forelocks would be shaved off, giving the adult male hairstyle, and the boy would assume the adult male style of kimono with rounded sleeves. Although any given person would be clearly classified as a child, wakashū or adult, the timing of both boundaries of the wakashū period were relatively flexible, giving families and patrons the ability to accommodate the development and circumstances of the individual boy. The concept of wakashū contained several partially overlapping elements: an age category between childhood and adulthood; the social role of a pre-adult or adolescent boy, usually conceived of as a subordinate; and the idea of the "beautiful youth", a suitable target for homosexual desire and the subject of wakashūdo, "the way of youths". As boys were considered eligible for homosexual liaisons only when they were wakashū, their patrons occasionally delayed their coming of age ceremony beyond socially acceptable limits, leading to legal efforts in 1685 to require all wakashū to undergo their coming of age ceremony by age 25.

How to pronounce wakashu?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wakashu in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wakashu in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wakashu
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakashu
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=wakashu