Kanji

What does the kanji 童 mean?

童 means child. On'yomi ドウ. Kun'yomi わらべ.

Quick facts
On'yomiドウ
Kun'yomiわらべ
Strokes12
Main radical立
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
On'yomi ドウKun'yomi わらべ
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework12 strokes

child

Memory hook

A small person standing (立) on the village (里) — CHILD.

Main radical

立stand 5 strokes

Stroke order · 12 strokes

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Common words

  • 児童じどうchild, young student
  • 童話どうわchildren's story, fairy tale
  • 童謡どうようchildren's song, nursery rhyme

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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