児童

じどう

Children, school-age children

N3noun·jidou

How to remember it

児 and 童 both mean 'child' — the formal word for school-age children.

Example sentences

  • 児童の数が減っている。

    じどうのかずがへっている。

    The number of children is decreasing.

  • 児童文学を読むのが好きだ。

    じどうぶんがくをよむのがすきだ。

    I like reading children's literature.

Usage

Formal/legal term for school children; 子供 is the everyday, casual word.

Related words

子供生徒児童文学児童生徒

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