noun
fairy tale; Märchen
A German loanword used in Japanese to refer to fairy tales, often with a romantic or whimsical nuance. Can also describe something storybook-like or idyllic.
from German Märchen
子供の頃、グリムのメルヘンをよく読んだ。
As a child, I often read Grimm's fairy tales.
この街並みはまるでメルヘンの
This townscape is just like a fairy-tale world.