童 謡(どうよう)

どうよう

noun

children's song, nursery rhyme

music

See also: 動揺(どうよう) (agitation), 同様(どうよう) (same, similar)

1. children's song, nursery rhyme

Songs written for or sung by children. Includes traditional nursery rhymes and modern children's songs.

童謡(どうよう)を歌(うた)おう。

Let's sing a children's song.

子供(こども)たちが童謡(どうよう)を歌(うた)っている。

The children are singing nursery rhymes.

童謡(どうよう)を聴(き)くと懐(なつ)かしくなる。

Listening to nursery rhymes makes me feel nostalgic.

「赤(あか)とんぼ」は有名(ゆうめい)な日本(にほん)の童謡(どうよう)だ。

"Aka Tombo" (Red Dragonfly) is a famous Japanese children's song.

母(はは)がよく童謡(どうよう)を歌(うた)って聞(き)かせてくれた。

My mother often sang nursery rhymes for me.

Usage: 童謡(どうよう) specifically refers to songs for children. Japanese nursery rhymes often have seasonal themes and are associated with childhood memories.

CULTURAL NOTE (well-known songs):

赤(あか)とんぼ (Red Dragonfly)
七(なな)つの子(こ) (Seven Children)
チューリップ (Tulip)

Watch out

動揺(どうよう) (agitation, disturbance) - same reading, different meaning

Related words

子守(こもり)歌(うた) (lullaby)
歌謡曲(かようきょく) (popular song)
唱歌(しょうか) (school songs taught in music lessons, such as ふるさと and 春(はる)が来(き)た; often lumped together with 童謡(どうよう))

Related Words

Related: 子守歌(こもりうた) (lullaby)

Related: 歌謡曲(かようきょく) (popular song)

Related: 唱歌(しょうか) (school song, anthem)

Compare: わらべうた (children's folk song)

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Added 2026.1.12 18:55 · Revised 2026.10.10 9:35

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