Today’s Kanji is “童” (warabe); Kanji for “child”.
Handwritten Kanji “童” (warabe)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “童”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 童 | ドウ わらべ |
dou warabe |
12 | 立 | child |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “童”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 童話 | どうわ | Dōwa | Fairy tale |
| 童謡 | どうよう | Dōyō | Nursery song |
| 児童 | じどう | Jidō | Children |
児童（じどう）= child, pupil