What does 若い (wakai | わかい) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

僕は若い。
boku wa wakai.
I'm young.

僕は若い頃は気短かだった。
boku wa wakai koro wa kimijika ka datta.
I was quick tempered when I was young.

彼女は入り口で若い男を見た。
kanojo wa irikuchi de wakai otoko o mi ta.
She saw a young man at the entrance.

母は若いとき、とても美しかった。
haha wa wakai toki, totemo utsukushikatta.
When my mother was young, she was very beautiful. | In her youth, my mother was very beautiful.

彼女は若い頃美しかったに違いない。
kanojo wa wakai koro utsukushikatta ni chigai nai.
She must've been beautiful when she was young.

僕は若いとき、発明家になりたかった。
boku wa wakai toki, hatsumei ka ni nari takatta.
I wanted to be an inventor when I was young.

彼女は若い頃よく旅行したものだった。
kanojo wa wakai koro yoku ryokō shi ta mono datta.
She would often take a trip when she was young.

父は若いころ車を買うゆとりもなかった。
chichi wa wakai koro kuruma o kau yutori mo nakatta.
My father couldn't afford a car, when he was young.

父は若いころ、上手に泳ぐことができた。
chichi wa wakai koro, jōzu ni oyogu koto ga deki ta.
My father could swim well when he was young.

彼女は若い頃より今は暮らし向きがよい。
kanojo wa wakai koro yori ima wa kurashi muki ga yoi.
She is now better off than when she was young.

父は僕が若いうちに海外留学するのを望んでいる。
chichi wa boku ga wakai uchi ni kaigai ryūgaku suru no o nozon de iru.
Father wants me to study abroad while I am young.

例えばあなたのような若い人たちがこの仕事には必要だ。
tatoeba anata no yō na wakai hito tachi ga kono shigoto ni wa hitsuyō da.
Young men such as you are needed for this work.

彼女は若い時、ふとるものは何も食べようとしなかった。
kanojo wa wakai toki, futoru mono wa nani mo tabeyo u to shi nakatta.
When she was young, she would never eat anything fattening.

夜遅くに、若い男は少女とふたりきりで長い間客間に座っていた。
yoru osoku ni, wakai otoko wa shōjo to futari kiri de nagai ma kyakuma ni suwatte i ta.
The young man had been sitting in the drawing room alone with the girl for a long time and it was getting late.

彼女は母親の若い頃と同じように、パーティーに行くのが好きだった。
kanojo wa hahaoya no wakai koro to onaji yō ni, pātī ni iku no ga suki datta.
She was fond of going to parties, as was her mother when she was young.

若い男女が人里離れた洋館で恐怖の一夜を過ごすという、ホラーの定番スタイルだ。
wakai danjo ga hitozato hanare ta yōkan de kyōfu no ichiya o sugosu toyū, horā no teiban sutairu da.
This is a horror staple - young men and women spend a night of terror in an isolated house.

実は、大きな声で言えませんが、ここ最近このビーチで若い女性が盗撮されたうわさがあるんです。
jitsuwa, ōkina koe de ie masen ga, koko saikin kono bīchi de wakai josei ga to utsusa re ta uwasa ga arun desu.
Actually, and I need to keep this quiet, but recently here there's a rumour that young women on this beach are having photos taken in secret of them.

そうやって俺のことを気にしつつ、しかし素直になりきれない、そのツンデレさが今若い男の間で大ブーム！
sō yatte ore no koto o ki ni shi tsutsu, shikashi sunao ni nari kire nai, sono tsundere sa ga ima wakai otoko no ma de dai būmu!
That way you keep thinking about me but are unable to admit to your feelings, that hot and cold feel is a real boom among young men!

若い棋士が多少、尊大な感じになるのはよくあることで、そういうことは将棋界に限った話ではないでしょう。
wakai kishi ga tashō, sondai na kanji ni naru no wa yoku aru koto de, sōyū koto wa shōgi kai ni kagitta hanashi de wa nai desho u.
It often happens that young shogi players become a little self-important, but I don't think that's something limited to the shogi world.

	The Japanese word
	若い
	is pronounced
	wakai \| わかい
	means
	young

	Examples:
	僕は若い。 boku wa wakai. I'm young.
	僕は若い頃は気短かだった。 boku wa wakai koro wa kimijika ka datta. I was quick tempered when I was young.
	彼女は入り口で若い男を見た。 kanojo wa irikuchi de wakai otoko o mi ta. She saw a young man at the entrance.
	母は若いとき、とても美しかった。 haha wa wakai toki, totemo utsukushikatta. When my mother was young, she was very beautiful. \| In her youth, my mother was very beautiful.
	彼女は若い頃美しかったに違いない。 kanojo wa wakai koro utsukushikatta ni chigai nai. She must've been beautiful when she was young.
	僕は若いとき、発明家になりたかった。 boku wa wakai toki, hatsumei ka ni nari takatta. I wanted to be an inventor when I was young.
	彼女は若い頃よく旅行したものだった。 kanojo wa wakai koro yoku ryokō shi ta mono datta. She would often take a trip when she was young.
	父は若いころ車を買うゆとりもなかった。 chichi wa wakai koro kuruma o kau yutori mo nakatta. My father couldn't afford a car, when he was young.
	父は若いころ、上手に泳ぐことができた。 chichi wa wakai koro, jōzu ni oyogu koto ga deki ta. My father could swim well when he was young.
	彼女は若い頃より今は暮らし向きがよい。 kanojo wa wakai koro yori ima wa kurashi muki ga yoi. She is now better off than when she was young.
	父は僕が若いうちに海外留学するのを望んでいる。 chichi wa boku ga wakai uchi ni kaigai ryūgaku suru no o nozon de iru. Father wants me to study abroad while I am young.
	例えばあなたのような若い人たちがこの仕事には必要だ。 tatoeba anata no yō na wakai hito tachi ga kono shigoto ni wa hitsuyō da. Young men such as you are needed for this work.
	彼女は若い時、ふとるものは何も食べようとしなかった。 kanojo wa wakai toki, futoru mono wa nani mo tabeyo u to shi nakatta. When she was young, she would never eat anything fattening.
	夜遅くに、若い男は少女とふたりきりで長い間客間に座っていた。 yoru osoku ni, wakai otoko wa shōjo to futari kiri de nagai ma kyakuma ni suwatte i ta. The young man had been sitting in the drawing room alone with the girl for a long time and it was getting late.
	彼女は母親の若い頃と同じように、パーティーに行くのが好きだった。 kanojo wa hahaoya no wakai koro to onaji yō ni, pātī ni iku no ga suki datta. She was fond of going to parties, as was her mother when she was young.
	若い男女が人里離れた洋館で恐怖の一夜を過ごすという、ホラーの定番スタイルだ。 wakai danjo ga hitozato hanare ta yōkan de kyōfu no ichiya o sugosu toyū, horā no teiban sutairu da. This is a horror staple - young men and women spend a night of terror in an isolated house.
	実は、大きな声で言えませんが、ここ最近このビーチで若い女性が盗撮されたうわさがあるんです。 jitsuwa, ōkina koe de ie masen ga, koko saikin kono bīchi de wakai josei ga to utsusa re ta uwasa ga arun desu. Actually, and I need to keep this quiet, but recently here there's a rumour that young women on this beach are having photos taken in secret of them.
	そうやって俺のことを気にしつつ、しかし素直になりきれない、そのツンデレさが今若い男の間で大ブーム！ sō yatte ore no koto o ki ni shi tsutsu, shikashi sunao ni nari kire nai, sono tsundere sa ga ima wakai otoko no ma de dai būmu! That way you keep thinking about me but are unable to admit to your feelings, that hot and cold feel is a real boom among young men!
	若い棋士が多少、尊大な感じになるのはよくあることで、そういうことは将棋界に限った話ではないでしょう。 wakai kishi ga tashō, sondai na kanji ni naru no wa yoku aru koto de, sōyū koto wa shōgi kai ni kagitta hanashi de wa nai desho u. It often happens that young shogi players become a little self-important, but I don't think that's something limited to the shogi world.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org