Young men - Wakashu

Japanese: 若衆 - わかしゅ

〘Noun〙 (also "wakashu")① A young person. Young people. Especially boys who have not yet reached adulthood. Boys with wakashu topknots . ※Ekeshidai (around 1111) 10 "At _that , they played _a _whip _{and a flute} , and the various young men _carried the _koto , and during this time they were _called _to _dance ."② A group of young people who made up villages in the Middle Ages. Villages were made up of Otona (adults) , middle elders, and young men, and the young men functioned as the village's military and police force. ※Sugaura documents - July 13, 1461 (Kansho 2), Sugaura Sosho Okibun "The upper twenty Otona, the next Otona, and the lowest young men may do as they please."③ A young monk at a temple before becoming a high priest. ※Koyasan Documents - Documents from the meeting of the ten audiences at _both places on the last day of June in the 7th year of Eikyou (1435): " _{As for} the _details _{of what} the young men _requested , _{_{of course}} it is up to the rules of the temple family to decide." ④ A beautiful boy. Beautiful boy. In particular, a boy who engages in homosexual acts. A boy in a homosexual relationship. Chigo. ※Haikai poem, Takema Kyoginshu (1499), 9: "I wish I could sleep next to a naive young man and have him turn his back on me." ⑤ A Kabuki actor who sold homosexuality while on stage. Kabuki young man. Also, a man who generally makes a living by selling homosexuality. Kabuki child. Stage child. Iroko . Kageko . *Katsuyamaki - 1531 (Kyoroku 4) "Sarugaku and the young men. This is an outrageous sight."⑥ Abbreviation of "wakashumage (young men's topknot)."

Wakai-shu [Young men]

〘Noun〙 (also "wakaishu")① A boy younger than his age. A young person. ※Toraakirahon Kyogen, Old Warrior (late Muromachi period - early modern period) "The word wakahishu refers to"② Especially a lively person engaged in physical labor. A young person. ※Fujoshizu (1907), Izumi Kyoka, later "He called out to the wakaishu ( rickshaw driver ) a little."③ A person older than a juvenile and of a higher rank in a store, etc. A clerk. A young person. ※Ukiyo-zoshi, Amorous Life of a Woman (1686), 4 "First of all, the naive man was a cocky mask maker and did not like to talk to the young people."④ A man who works in a kabuki dressing room, a teahouse, a brothel, etc. A young person. ※Sakehon Yobukodori (1779) Shinagawa Hakkei "Younger men don't need to wear sandals"⑤ In Kabuki, this refers to the lowest-ranking actor. Usually, their name is not listed in the rankings. ※Kakuhon Kyakusha Hyoban-ki (1811) "The one who plays the horse role is not a young man (shu) "

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (「わかしゅう」とも)① 年若い者。若者。特に、元服前の男子。若衆髷(わかしゅまげ)の男子。※江家次第（1111頃）一〇「於_二笞辺_一発_二哥笛_一、所雑色若衆舁_二御琴_一、或此間被_レ仰_二一舞_一」② 中世、村落を構成する若者集団。村は乙名(おとな)・中老・若衆からなり、若衆は、村の軍事・警察力として機能した。※菅浦文書‐寛正二年（1461）七月一三日・菅浦惣庄置文「上廿人乙名、次之中乙名、又末の若衆相ともに、如法致可沙汰」③ 寺院で、大僧となる以前の少年僧。※高野山文書‐永享七年（1435）六月晦日・両所十聴衆評定事書「就_レ其、若衆被_レ申_二子細_一事、先寺家之掟、可_レ任_二先規_一之条勿論也」④ 美しい少年。美少年。特に、男色の相手をする少年。男色関係にある少年。ちご。※俳諧・竹馬狂吟集（1499）九「なに事もしらぬ若衆のそばにねてうしろをまへになすよしもがな」⑤ 歌舞伎役者で、舞台に出るかたわら男色を売った者。歌舞伎若衆。また、一般に男色を売ることを業とする男。歌舞伎子。舞台子。色子(いろこ)。陰子(かげこ)。※勝山記‐享祿四年（1531）「猿楽と申若衆と申。言語道断見物此事に候」⑥ 「わかしゅまげ（若衆髷）」の略。

わかい‐しゅ【若衆】

〘名〙 (「わかいしゅう」とも)① 年若い男子。若い者。※虎明本狂言・老武者（室町末‐近世初）「わかひしゅうの申さるるは」② 特に、肉体労働などに従事する元気のよい人。若い者。※婦系図（1907）〈泉鏡花〉後「一寸(ちょいと)車夫(ワカイシュ)に声を懸けたが」③ 商店などで、小僧より年長で階級の上の者のこと。手代。若い者。※浮世草子・好色一代女（1686）四「第一内かたは気(りんき)ふかし面屋の若(ワカ)い衆(シュ)と物云事も嫌ひ給ふなり」④ 歌舞伎の楽屋、芝居茶屋、遊郭などで働く男をいう。若い者。※洒落本・呼子鳥（1779）品川八景「わかいしゅおれがぞうりをくんない」⑤ 歌舞伎で、最下級の役者をいう。普通は番付に名が出ない。※滑稽本・客者評判記（1811）中「馬役をつとむる者は若い衆(シュ)ではござらぬ」

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