童話 (どうわ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

童話 (どうわ) means fairy tale / children's story.

See example sentences below.

童話 at a glance

童話

どうわdouwa

N2noun

fairy tale / children's story

童話どうわdouwaN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

fairy tale / children's story

Example 1

子どもに童話を読んであげた。

Translation

I read a fairy tale to the child.

Example 2

その童話は教訓がある話です。

Translation

That fairy tale is a story with a lesson.