How to say 'Child' in Japanese | 児童

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The Japanese word for Child is 'Jidou', written as 児童 in Japanese.'Child' in hiragana is じどう.

word

児童

Meaning

Child

Reading

じどう

jidou

Kanji

児Child 童Juvenile

Explanation

The Japanese noun '児童 (じどう)' refers to a child, typically in the context of school-age children or minors. It is often used in formal or educational settings, such as when discussing children's welfare, education, or legal rights. For example: The school is for children「その学校は児童のためのものです」(そのがっこうはじどうのためのものです). The law protects the rights of children「その法律は児童の権利を守る」(そのほうりつはじどうのけんりをまもる). Note that '児童' is more formal than other words like '子供 (こども)', which is a more general term for children.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2323

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 児童

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

児

Meaning

Child

kanji

童

Meaning

Juvenile

Words Related to 児童 Through the Kanji 児

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 児 as well.

word

児

Meaning

Child

word

育児

Meaning

Childcare

word

幼児

Meaning

Toddler

word

小児科

Meaning

Pediatrics

word

小児

Meaning

Child

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