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.

Famous japanese CHILDREN'S songs

赤(あか)とんぼ (Red Dragonfly)
春(はる)が来(き)た (Spring Has Come)
ふるさと (Hometown)
七(なな)つの子(こ) (Seven Children)
チューリップ (Tulip)
浜辺(はまべ)の歌(うた) (Song of the Seashore)

Watch out

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

Related words

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 2026.9.2 12:02

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