童謡(どうよう)

どうよう
noun
children's song, nursery rhyme
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)

HOMOPHONE:

  • 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 song, anthem)

Related Words

Contrast: 動揺(どうよう) (agitation (homophone))
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Added 2026.1.12 18:55 · Revised 2026.3.1 9:20
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