Onyomi: ドウ · Kunyomi: わらべ · Meanings: child, juvenile
Kanji for child, juvenile
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童 is made of 立 on top and 重 below. 立 means to stand. 重 means heavy. A child is small, but carries the heavy weight of growing and learning. From this image of a small person standing and growing, 童 came to mean child.
A small person standing and growing into life is 童.
Imagine a small child standing (立), carrying the heavy (重) backpack of school. That growing child is 童.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 童 | わらべ | child | Noun |
| 童 | わっぱ | child, kid, brat | Noun |
| 童 | わらし | child | Noun |
| 童話 | どうわ | children's story, fairy tale | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 童謡 | どうよう | children's song, nursery rhyme | common Noun |
| 童心 | どうしん | child's mind, childlike innocence, naivete | Noun |
| 童貞 | どうてい | virginity (of a male), (male) virgin | Noun |
| 童顔 | どうがん | child's face | Noun |
| 童画 | どうが | pictures drawn by child, pictures for children | Noun |
| 童子 | どうじ | boy, kid, child | Noun |