童

juvenile

JLPT N2 Grade 3 12 strokes

Kun'yomi: わらべ
On'yomi: ドウ

Stroke order & writing

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童 in example sentences

トムは神童しんどうだった。
Tomu wa shindou datta.
Tom was a prodigy.
彼女かのじょは児童じどう心理学しんりがく専攻せんこうだ。
Kanojo wa jidou shinrigaku senkou da.
She majors in child psychology.
図書館としょかんにはたくさんの児童書じどうしょがある。
Toshokan ni wa takusan no jidousho ga aru.
We have a lot of children's books in the library.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.

童 means "juvenile". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 12 strokes. It is read わらべ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ドウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

Common questions

What does the kanji 童 mean?: 童 means "juvenile". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 童 have?: 童 is written in 12 strokes.
How is 童 read?: It is read わらべ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ドウ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 童?: 童 is a JLPT N2 kanji.

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