メルヘン

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

• 子こ供どもの頃ころ、グリムのメルヘンをよく読よんだ。

  As a child, I often read Grimm's fairy tales.

• この街まち並なみはまるでメルヘンの世せ界かいのようだ。

  This townscape is just like a fairy-tale world.