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小さ童

小童

Reading

Kana: ちいさわらわ
Romaji: chiisawarawa
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

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

Note: archaism

Kanji

小
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
童
Readings: ドウ、 わらべ
Meanings: juvenile, child

小職

小童

Reading

Kana: こじょく
Romaji: kojoku
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

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

Note: archaism
2

brat; scamp; rascal; jackanapes

Note: archaism; derogatory
See also: 小童 (reading こわっぱ)
3

disciple; apprentice

Note: original meaning
Note: archaism

Kanji

小
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
職
Readings: ショク、 ソク
Meanings: post, employment, work
童
Readings: ドウ、 わらべ
Meanings: juvenile, child

小童

小わっぱ

Readings

Kana: こわっぱ、こわらわ、こわらべ
Romaji: kowappa, kowarawa, kowarabe
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

boy; child; youth; brat

Note: word usually written using kana alone; derogatory

Kanji

小
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
童
Readings: ドウ、 わらべ
Meanings: juvenile, child

小童

少童

Reading

Kana: しょうどう
Romaji: shōdou
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

young person; young servant

Note: archaism

Kanji

小
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
童
Readings: ドウ、 わらべ
Meanings: juvenile, child
少
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little