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童謡 (douyou) Japanese meaning: children's song | Kotomora
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This children's song is one I often sang when I was little.
At the nursery school, they sing children's songs almost every day.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 歌うた う to sing a children's song
The children played while singing a nursery rhyme.
〈 物もの 〉 を 作つく る to compose a children's song
That composer wrote many children's songs.
〈 物もの 〉 が 流なが れる for a children's song to play (e.g. on the radio)
A nostalgic nursery rhyme drifted over from the park.
Related words わらべうた refers specifically to traditional children's songs passed down orally, while 童謡 covers both traditional and modern composed songs for children.
唱歌 are songs composed for school music education with a formal or patriotic tone, while 童謡 is the broader everyday term for children's songs.
民謡 are traditional songs of the common people passed down regionally, whereas 童謡 are children's songs or nursery rhymes often written for education.
Don't confuse with 童謡 means a children's song while 民謡 means a folk song sung by adults about local life and traditions, though both end in the kanji 謡.
童謡 (どうよう) means a children's song and is pronounced identically to 動揺 but is unrelated in meaning.
童謡 shares the kanji 童 with 童心 but means a children's song, not a state of mind.
Etymology Composed of 童 (child) and 謡 (song, chant). The term became common in the early 20th century to describe newly composed songs for children, distinct from traditional warabe-uta.
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子守歌 is specifically a song sung to lull a child to sleep, while 童謡 is a broader term for children's songs meant for singing or play, not necessarily for sleep.
