童

juvenile

JLPT N2 Grade 3 12 strokes

Kun'yomi: わらべ
On'yomi: ドウ

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.

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, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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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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