Vocabulary

What does 童話 (どうわ, douwa) mean?

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

Quick facts
Readingどうわ
Romajidouwa
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
どうわ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondouwa

children's story, fairy tale

  1. 1noun children's story; fairy tale

Example sentences

  • I read a fairy tale to my child.

  • This fairy tale is loved all over the world.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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