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童 means 'child'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 1186   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-16    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 49    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 18 words   Used in 85 words   Used in 228 names   Component in 17 kanji (3 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ドウ
Kun
   わらべ a child
Name   
⿱   stand   village  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 童 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 童 is used 70 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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ドウ : 61 words FIND ALL
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noun
children; child; juvenile
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わらべ : 3 words FIND ALL
2
noun
child  (see also: 子供; archaic)
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ぱ: 6 words. FIND ALL
0
noun
cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
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An additional 15 less common words include 童 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 385 (originally: 363)  Joy o' Kanji : 363  Key to Kanji: 817 

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ドウ   わらべ a child   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
リ   さと village   
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