若年

じゃくねん【若年， 弱年】

¶ → 若年の (弱年の)

¶ → 若年層 (弱年層)

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じゃくねん【若年】

youth; an early age; juvenility.

●若年ながら[にしては] young as sb is.

●若年の young; of (a) tender age

・若年のころ[にして] when (one was [is]) young; at an early age; (while) in one's youth

・若年の時から from [since] one's youth.

若年化

●痛風の若年化 tendency for younger (and younger) people to be affected by gout.

若年人口 the population of young people 《in Japan》; the junior population.

若年層 the younger generation [age group].

●若年層に人気がある番組 a program popular with young people.

若年発症の 【医】 juvenile-onset 《diabetes》.