童子
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Chinese[edit]
boy; child; children | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
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simp. and trad. (童子) |
童 | 子 |
Pronunciation 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
童子
- (literary) child, especially a boy
- (obsolete) scholar who has not passed the county level imperial exam
Synonyms[edit]
- (scholar): 童生 (tóngshēng)
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Pronunciation 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
童子
Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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童 | 子 |
どう Grade: 3 |
し > じ Grade: 1 |
kan’yōon | on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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童児 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- Synonym of 子供 (kodomo, “child”) (person who has not yet reached adulthood)
- a boy retainer who follows his noble master around
- (Buddhism, mythology) a boy retainer who follows his buddha, bodhisattva or wisdom king around
- (Buddhism) a boy between 8 and 20 years of age who studies scriptures and runs errands in a temple without actually being a practicing monk
- a type of Noh mask with the face of a boy
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Etymology 2[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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童 | 子 |
わらし | |
Grade: 3 | Grade: 1 |
jukujikun |
Noun[edit]
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