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jmdict 1324350 Active (id: 2216981)
若者 [ichi1,news1,nf02]
わかもの [ichi1,news1,nf02] わかもん
1. [n]
▶ young person
▶ youngster
▶ young people
▶ (the) youth
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1762560 若い者【わかいもの】 1. young person; young people; youth; youngsters



History:
6. A 2022-12-25 10:34:06  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2022-12-24 23:17:22  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I think the singular forms should lead, as they do in the JEs.
As a countable noun, "youth" almost always has a negative connotation.
  Diff:
@@ -21 +21,2 @@
-<gloss>youth</gloss>
+<gloss>young person</gloss>
+<gloss>youngster</gloss>
@@ -23,2 +24 @@
-<gloss>youngster</gloss>
-<gloss>young person</gloss>
+<gloss>(the) youth</gloss>
4. A 2022-12-23 01:56:21  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2022-12-22 12:40:20  Marcus Richert
  Refs:
若者	5624910	99.3%
ワカモノ	14627	0.3%
若もの	4446	0.1%
わかもの	17375	0.3%
若もん	1655	0.0%
ワカモン	503	0.0%
若モン	1691	0.0%
わかもん	575	0.0%
  Comments:
Saw 若モン on tv show
  Diff:
@@ -15,0 +16,3 @@
+<r_ele>
+<reb>わかもん</reb>
+</r_ele>
@@ -18,3 +21 @@
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
-<gloss>young man</gloss>
-<gloss>young woman</gloss>
+<gloss>youth</gloss>
@@ -22,2 +23,2 @@
-<gloss>youth</gloss>
-<gloss>youngsters</gloss>
+<gloss>youngster</gloss>
+<gloss>young person</gloss>
2. A 2014-02-18 04:05:56  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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