Kanji 童: juvenile, child

Key takeaways

Kanji 童: juvenile, child. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

童

Meaning

juvenilechild

On reading

ドウ

Kun reading

わらべ

Radical

立

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 童

juvenile, child

Kanji structure breakdown

童

Structure breakdown

立 + 里

Mnemonic story

Imagine a child standing (立) in the middle of a village (里). This kanji represents a young person growing up healthily within a village community. It is commonly used in words like 'child' (adong) or 'fairy tale' (donghwa).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ドウ

児童じどう
children / juveniles
童話どうわ
fairy tale / children's story

Commonly used words

児童
じどう
children / juveniles
童話
どうわ
fairy tale / children's story

Example sentences

Example 1

公園で児童が遊んでいます。

Translation

Children are playing in the park.

Example 2

図書館の児童コーナーに本があります。

Translation

There are books in the children's section of the library.

Example 3

子どもに童話を読んであげた。

Translation

I read a fairy tale to the child.

Example 4

その童話は教訓がある話です。

Translation

That fairy tale is a story with a lesson.

Kanji 童: juvenile, child

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

児童 (じどう): meaning and examples

童話 (どうわ): meaning and examples