Japanese DictionaryWords related to 童
- (n) kappa (mythical water-dwelling creatures)
私は学校で日本文学の英語訳、特に漱石の『吾輩は猫である』や『心』、芥川の『鼻』や『河童』を楽しく読んだ。
At school I had enjoyed reading Japanese literature in English translation, in particular Soseki's I am a Cat and Kokoro, and Akutagawa's The Nose and Kappa. - excellent swimmer
- cucumber →Related words: 胡瓜
- rolled sushi containing a stick of cucumber →Related words: 河童巻き
- (n) mere child
- (n) children; juvenile
その学校の児童はみんなその新しい先生になついた。
Every child in the school took to the new teacher.
- (n) child psychology
彼女は児童心理学専攻だ。
She majors in child psychology.
- (n) child welfare
Sentences containing 童
Pocket calculators are as cheap to buy as a pair of socks, and as essential to thousands of British school children as a pencil and eraser.
"A fish out of water" is a metaphor for being unable to use your talents due to a change of environment.