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：2026/01/05
童子
Hiragana
どうじ / わらし
Noun
Japanese Meaning
子供。未成年の人。転じて、あどけなさ・幼さを感じさせる人。 / （昔の語）寺や神社などに仕える少年・稚児。 / 能・狂言・歌舞伎などで、子供の役、またはその役を演じる子供。 / （俗）経験や分別がまだ十分でない若者をややからかっていう言い方。
Easy Japanese Meaning
おとなになるまえのこどもをさす、むかしのことば。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
儿童 / 小孩 / 未成年人
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
小孩 / 兒童 / 未成年人
Korean Meaning
아이 / 어린이 / 성인이 되지 않은 사람
Vietnamese Meaning
trẻ em; đứa trẻ / người chưa trưởng thành
Tagalog Meaning
bata / musmos
Sense（1）
Synonym of 子供 (kodomo, “child”) (person who has not yet reached adulthood)
Sense（2）
(Buddhism) a boy between 8 and 20 years of age who studies scriptures and runs errands in a temple without actually being a practicing monk
Sense（3）
a type of Noh mask with the face of a boy
Sense（4）
a boy retainer who follows his noble master around
Sense（5）
(Buddhism, mythology) a boy retainer who follows his buddha, bodhisattva or wisdom king around
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Synonym of 子供 (kodomo, “child”) (person who has not yet reached adulthood)
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童子
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Children are playing happily in the park.
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公園で童子たちが楽しそうに遊んでいる。
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