(どうわ)

どうわ
noun
fairy tale, children's story
1. fairy tale, children's story, nursery tale
A story written or told for children, often featuring magical elements, moral lessons, or fantastical characters.
子供(こども)童話(どうわ)()()かせた。
I read a fairy tale to the children.
グリム}{童話(どうわ)世界中(せかいじゅう)有名(ゆうめい)だ。
Grimm's Fairy Tales are famous around the world.
童話(どうわ)作家(さっか)になりたい。
I want to become a children's story writer.
(ちい)さいころ、毎晩(まいばん)(はは)童話(どうわ)()んでもらっていた。
When I was little, my mother would read me fairy tales every night.
この童話(どうわ)には動物(どうぶつ)たちが(たす)()うという大切(たいせつ)なメッセージが()められている。
This fairy tale contains an important message about animals helping each other.

FAMOUS COLLECTIONS:

  • グリム}{童話(どうわ) (Grimm's Fairy Tales)
  • アンデルセン}{童話(どうわ) (Andersen's Fairy Tales)
  • イソップ}{童話(どうわ) (Aesop's Fables)
  • 日本(にほん)童話(どうわ) (Japanese fairy tales)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 童話(どうわ)()む (to read a fairy tale)
  • 童話(どうわ)作家(さっか) (children's story writer)
  • 童話(どうわ)(しゅう) (collection of fairy tales)

HOMOPHONE: 動揺(どうよう) (agitation, disturbance) sounds similar but different meaning.

RELATED:

  • 昔話(むかしばなし) (folk tale, old story)
  • おとぎ話(おとぎばなし) (fairy tale)
  • 寓話(ぐうわ) (fable, allegory)