JLPT N3 · Noun

童謡 (douyou)

童謡 (どうよう, douyou) is a Japanese noun meaning “children's song; nursery rhyme”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: どうよう
Romaji: douyou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

children's song; nursery rhyme · noun

Example sentences

あなたは童謡のレコードのセットをさがしているそうですね。

I understand you're looking for a record album of nursery rhymes.

Tatoeba #231699

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 童謡

童

juvenile, childドウ・わらべ · 12 strokes

謡

song, sing, balladヨウ・うた.い・うた.う · 16 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 童謡.

児童じどうchildren童話どうわchildren's story歌謡かようsong民謡みんようfolk song

Source: JMdict entry 1453990 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.