• 童話どうわ — children’s story
• 児童じどう — child (formal term for young students)
• 悪童あくどう — naughty child
• 童心どうしん — childlike heart
• 童顔どうがん — baby face; youthful face
• 神童しんどう — prodigy (gifted child)

童 combines elements representing a man with long hair and upright posture. Originally, it depicted a servant or attendant but was later adopted to mean “child.” The idea of innocence and simplicity lives on in its modern usage.

童話どうわを読よむのが好すきです。
I like reading children’s stories.

児童じどうたちは元気げんきに遊あそんでいます。
The children are playing energetically.