児童

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See also: 兒童 and 儿童

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
どう
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
兒童 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(どう) (jidō

  1. pupil, student (a child who goes to elementary school)[4]
  2. (law) minor, child, juvenile
    1. person under 18 years of age under the Japanese Child Welfare Law[5]
    2. person under 20 years of age under the Japanese Mother and Child, Father and Child, and Widows Welfare Law[6]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ 学校教育法
  5. ^ 児童福祉法
  6. ^ 母子及び父子並びに寡婦福祉法