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：2026/01/11
わらし
Kanji
童
Noun
Japanese Meaning
子供、または子供の姿をした存在。東北地方の方言や伝承で用いられることがある。 / 民間伝承において、家に幸福や富をもたらすとされる子供の姿の精霊や妖怪（例：座敷童子）。
Easy Japanese Meaning
とうほくの ちいきで、こどもをいう ことば
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
孩子；小孩（日本东北地区的称呼） / 童子（指儿童）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
小孩；兒童（日本東北地方方言）
Korean Meaning
(도호쿠 지방 방언) 아이 / 동자 / 어린이
Indonesian
anak (dialek Tōhoku) / bocah (dialek Tōhoku) / kanak-kanak (dialek Tōhoku)
Vietnamese Meaning
đứa trẻ (phương ngữ vùng Tōhoku) / đồng tử (cách gọi địa phương ở Tōhoku)
Tagalog Meaning
bata (sa rehiyong Tōhoku) / batang lalaki
Sense（1）
童子: (Tōhoku region) a child
（ romanization ）
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わらし
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The child is playing in the park.
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わらしは公園で遊んでいる。
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