# 童 kid

立 (stand up) + 里 (village)
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12 strokes

## Onyomi

DOU | Kids say DOH when they miss their cartoons.

## Mnemonic

| "It takes a village to raise a child" ...In this case, the village is literally raising the kid above it. Perhaps there is a trampoline. Who knows? Villagers with their crazy customs nowadays.

## Kunyomi

わらべ | an archaic, literary/poetic word for child. Usually seen on CDs for childrens' songs: わらべのうた。 ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

童話(どうわ) | a childrens' story or fairy tale ★★☆☆☆ 童 (kid) + 話 (conversation) = 童話 (a childrens' story or fairy tale)
童貞(どうてい) | male virgin ★★☆☆☆ 童 (kid) + 貞 (chastity) = 童貞 (male virgin) male virgin. BOOBOO: You'd think that female virgin would also use this kanji, but no. A lady with a hymen is a 処女。- 'managed woman.' Oh snapppppz!!!
児童(じどう) | children ★☆☆☆☆ NP 児 (baby) + 童 (kid) = 児童 (children) children - usually this word is found on signs like "children's room of the library" or "child services" or "daycare room"

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
童 | kid | VILLAGE | 里
章 | emblem / chapter | EARLY | 早

The kid is from the VILLAGE,

so he got his badge EARLY.

(it's the village where they make the badges, I guess. Who knows at this point)

## Used In

- 憧

## Synonyms

kid 子供 童 児童 児 小児科
story, legend 逸話 昔話 物語 童話 伝説 神話 小説 語り メルヘン