"童子" meaning in Japanese

See 童子 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [do̞ːʑi] Forms: 童子 [canonical] (ruby: (どう), ()), dōji [romanization]
Etymology: Chinese 童子 (tóngzǐ) Etymology templates: {{der|ja|zh|童子|sort=とうじ'|tr=tóngzǐ}} Chinese 童子 (tóngzǐ) Head templates: {{ja-noun|どうじ}} 童(どう)子(じ) • (dōji)
  1. Synonym of 子供 (kodomo, “child”) (person who has not yet reached adulthood) Synonyms: 子供 [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-童子-ja-noun-iKQyG5~X Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 21 4 16 26 22 11 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 23 3 15 19 20 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 26 6 13 21 16 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 26 3 15 18 18 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 31 4 18 23 24
  2. a boy retainer who follows his noble master around
    Sense id: en-童子-ja-noun-QRZc1wRk
  3. (Buddhism, mythology) a boy retainer who follows his buddha, bodhisattva or wisdom king around Categories (topical): Buddhism, Mythology
    Sense id: en-童子-ja-noun-TH4GY3f~ Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 21 4 16 26 22 11 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 23 3 15 19 20 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 26 6 13 21 16 17 Topics: Buddhism, human-sciences, lifestyle, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, religion, sciences
  4. (Buddhism) a boy between 8 and 20 years of age who studies scriptures and runs errands in a temple without actually being a practicing monk Categories (topical): Buddhism, Children, Male children, Occupations
    Sense id: en-童子-ja-noun-IPuZVBDh Disambiguation of Children: 15 11 14 30 14 15 Disambiguation of Male children: 15 11 13 34 12 15 Disambiguation of Occupations: 17 12 14 27 13 17 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 21 4 16 26 22 11 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 23 3 15 19 20 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 26 6 13 21 16 17 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  5. a type of Noh mask with the face of a boy
    Sense id: en-童子-ja-noun-EMx0efqn Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 21 4 16 26 22 11 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 23 3 15 19 20 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 26 6 13 21 16 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 酒呑童子 (Shuten Dōji) (ruby: (しゅ), (てん), (どう), ()), 善財童子 (Zenzai Dōji) (ruby: (ぜん), (ざい), (どう), ())
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: 童子 [canonical] (ruby: 童子(わらし)), warashi [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|わらし}} 童子(わらし) • (warashi)
  1. Alternative spelling of 童 (warashi, “child”) (person who has not yet reached adulthood) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: (extra: (warashi, “child”) (person who has not yet reached adulthood)) Related terms: 座敷童子 (zashiki warashi) (ruby: (), (しき), (わら), ())
    Sense id: en-童子-ja-noun-kp5W6Lqv Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 21 4 16 26 22 11 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 23 3 15 19 20 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 26 6 13 21 16 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for 童子 meaning in Japanese (7.8kB)

{
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "童子",
        "sort": "とうじ'",
        "tr": "tóngzǐ"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese 童子 (tóngzǐ)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Chinese 童子 (tóngzǐ)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "童子",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "童",
          "どう"
        ],
        [
          "子",
          "じ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dōji",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "どうじ"
      },
      "expansion": "童(どう)子(じ) • (dōji)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Shuten Dōji",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "酒",
          "しゅ"
        ],
        [
          "呑",
          "てん"
        ],
        [
          "童",
          "どう"
        ],
        [
          "子",
          "じ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "酒呑童子"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Zenzai Dōji",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "善",
          "ぜん"
        ],
        [
          "財",
          "ざい"
        ],
        [
          "童",
          "どう"
        ],
        [
          "子",
          "じ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "善財童子"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 4 16 26 22 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 3 15 19 20 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 6 13 21 16 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 3 15 18 18 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 4 18 23 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of 子供 (kodomo, “child”) (person who has not yet reached adulthood)"
      ],
      "id": "en-童子-ja-noun-iKQyG5~X",
      "links": [
        [
          "子供",
          "子供#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "(kodomo, “child”) (person who has not yet reached adulthood)",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "子供"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a boy retainer who follows his noble master around"
      ],
      "id": "en-童子-ja-noun-QRZc1wRk",
      "links": [
        [
          "boy",
          "boy"
        ],
        [
          "retainer",
          "retainer"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Buddhism",
          "orig": "ja:Buddhism",
          "parents": [
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Mythology",
          "orig": "ja:Mythology",
          "parents": [
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 4 16 26 22 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 3 15 19 20 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 6 13 21 16 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a boy retainer who follows his buddha, bodhisattva or wisdom king around"
      ],
      "id": "en-童子-ja-noun-TH4GY3f~",
      "links": [
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "buddha",
          "buddha"
        ],
        [
          "bodhisattva",
          "bodhisattva"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism, mythology) a boy retainer who follows his buddha, bodhisattva or wisdom king around"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "human-sciences",
        "lifestyle",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "religion",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Buddhism",
          "orig": "ja:Buddhism",
          "parents": [
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 4 16 26 22 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 3 15 19 20 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 6 13 21 16 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 11 14 30 14 15",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Children",
          "orig": "ja:Children",
          "parents": [
            "Youth",
            "Age",
            "People",
            "Human",
            "Time",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 11 13 34 12 15",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Male children",
          "orig": "ja:Male children",
          "parents": [
            "Children",
            "Male people",
            "Youth",
            "Male",
            "People",
            "Age",
            "Gender",
            "Human",
            "Time",
            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Social sciences",
            "Fundamental",
            "Society"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 12 14 27 13 17",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "ja:Occupations",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a boy between 8 and 20 years of age who studies scriptures and runs errands in a temple without actually being a practicing monk"
      ],
      "id": "en-童子-ja-noun-IPuZVBDh",
      "links": [
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) a boy between 8 and 20 years of age who studies scriptures and runs errands in a temple without actually being a practicing monk"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 4 16 26 22 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 3 15 19 20 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 6 13 21 16 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a type of Noh mask with the face of a boy"
      ],
      "id": "en-童子-ja-noun-EMx0efqn",
      "links": [
        [
          "Noh",
          "Noh"
        ],
        [
          "mask",
          "mask"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "どーじ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[do̞ːʑi]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ja:童子"
  ],
  "word": "童子"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "童子",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "童子",
          "わらし"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "warashi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "わらし"
      },
      "expansion": "童子(わらし) • (warashi)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(warashi, “child”) (person who has not yet reached adulthood)",
          "word": "童"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 4 16 26 22 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 3 15 19 20 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 6 13 21 16 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of 童 (warashi, “child”) (person who has not yet reached adulthood)"
      ],
      "id": "en-童子-ja-noun-kp5W6Lqv",
      "links": [
        [
          "童",
          "童#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "zashiki warashi",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "座",
              "ざ"
            ],
            [
              "敷",
              "しき"
            ],
            [
              "童",
              "わら"
            ],
            [
              "子",
              "し"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "座敷童子"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "童子"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms derived from Chinese",
    "Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms written with two Han script characters",
    "ja:Children",
    "ja:Male children",
    "ja:Occupations"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "童子",
        "sort": "とうじ'",
        "tr": "tóngzǐ"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese 童子 (tóngzǐ)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Chinese 童子 (tóngzǐ)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "童子",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "童",
          "どう"
        ],
        [
          "子",
          "じ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dōji",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "どうじ"
      },
      "expansion": "童(どう)子(じ) • (dōji)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "Shuten Dōji",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "酒",
          "しゅ"
        ],
        [
          "呑",
          "てん"
        ],
        [
          "童",
          "どう"
        ],
        [
          "子",
          "じ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "酒呑童子"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Zenzai Dōji",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "善",
          "ぜん"
        ],
        [
          "財",
          "ざい"
        ],
        [
          "童",
          "どう"
        ],
        [
          "子",
          "じ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "善財童子"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of 子供 (kodomo, “child”) (person who has not yet reached adulthood)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "子供",
          "子供#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "(kodomo, “child”) (person who has not yet reached adulthood)",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "子供"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a boy retainer who follows his noble master around"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "boy",
          "boy"
        ],
        [
          "retainer",
          "retainer"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "ja:Buddhism",
        "ja:Mythology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a boy retainer who follows his buddha, bodhisattva or wisdom king around"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "buddha",
          "buddha"
        ],
        [
          "bodhisattva",
          "bodhisattva"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism, mythology) a boy retainer who follows his buddha, bodhisattva or wisdom king around"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "human-sciences",
        "lifestyle",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "religion",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ja:Buddhism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a boy between 8 and 20 years of age who studies scriptures and runs errands in a temple without actually being a practicing monk"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) a boy between 8 and 20 years of age who studies scriptures and runs errands in a temple without actually being a practicing monk"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a type of Noh mask with the face of a boy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Noh",
          "Noh"
        ],
        [
          "mask",
          "mask"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "どーじ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[do̞ːʑi]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ja:童子"
  ],
  "word": "童子"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms written with two Han script characters",
    "ja:Children",
    "ja:Male children",
    "ja:Occupations"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "童子",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "童子",
          "わらし"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "warashi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "わらし"
      },
      "expansion": "童子(わらし) • (warashi)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "zashiki warashi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "座",
          "ざ"
        ],
        [
          "敷",
          "しき"
        ],
        [
          "童",
          "わら"
        ],
        [
          "子",
          "し"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "座敷童子"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(warashi, “child”) (person who has not yet reached adulthood)",
          "word": "童"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of 童 (warashi, “child”) (person who has not yet reached adulthood)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "童",
          "童#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "童子"
}
{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "童子"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "童子",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "童子"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "童子",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-06-04 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (e9e0a99 and db5a844). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.