童話(どうわ)

どうわ
noun
fairy tale, children's story
literatureeducation
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)に童話(どうわ)を読(よ)み聞(き)かせた。
I read a fairy tale to the children.
グリム童話(どうわ)は世界中(せかいじゅう)で有名(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.
小(ちい)さいころ、毎晩(まいばん)母(はは)に童話(どうわ)を読(よ)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)たちが助(たす)け合(あ)うという大切(たいせつ)なメッセージが込(こ)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)を読(よ)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)集(しゅう) (collection of fairy tales)

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

Related words

Related Words

Related: 昔話(むかしばなし) (folk tale)
Related: おとぎ話(ばなし) (fairy tale)
Related: 寓話(ぐうわ) (fable, allegory)
Related: 絵本(えほん) (picture book)
Compare: 児童文学(じどうぶんがく) (children's literature)
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Added 2026.1.13 20:35 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
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