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童話

Children's Story


Meaning

Children's Story, Fairy Tale

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Don't think of this as a juvenile talk. Think of 話 the vocab word, which means "story." If you do that, you get a "juvenile story." What's a juvenile story? It's a children's story.


Reading

どうわ

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 童話の世界

    the world of fairy tales

    童話の本

    book of children's stories, children's book

    童話の主人公

    main character of a children's story

  • 童話集

    collection of children's stories

    童話みたい

    appears to be a children's story, it's like a fairy tale

    童話作家

    writer of children's stories

  • 童話を読み聞かせる

    to read a children's story aloud to someone

    童話を読む

    to read a children's story

    童話を作る

    to write a children's story

  • イソップ童話

    Aesop's Fables (literature)

    アンデルセン童話

    Andersen's Fables (literature)

    グリム童話

    Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales (literature)

Context Sentences

この童話は小さい子たちに人気があります。

This fairy tale is popular with small children.

まるで童話の世界に入ってしまった気分です。

I feel like I'm in a fairy tale world.

ハッピーエンディングの童話が多いですが、私が書いている童話は少しダークな物語です。

Many children's stories have happy endings, but the one I'm writing is a little dark.


Kanji Composition