童

Organization name

Japan Juvenile Education College

Organization name

Japanese Association of Children's Book Publishers

Historical term

boy with untied hair (before his coming-of-age ceremony); appearance of a boy with untied hair

Historical term

court dance performed by children

Historical term

childhood name (used prior to one's coming-of-age ceremony)

Historical term

evacuation of school children (from major cities to more rural areas, esp. during late World War II)

Archaic

child; children

child servant; temple page

Humble

my (young or child-like) wife

young slacker (who has not yet attained adulthood)

working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task)

Archaic; Orig. meaning

having dishevelled hair; fighting with dishevelled hair

young person; young servant

child

small child (esp. a servant child in the Heian-period imperial palace)

girl

temple pageboy

little boy; young boy

girl-in-training (e.g. a geisha-in-training or a girl who performs miscellaneous tasks in a brothel)

Derogatory

brat; scamp; rascal; jackanapes

Original meaning

disciple; apprentice