[童] Handwritten Kanji for child and its Readings, Radical and Usage

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