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童心

Reading

Kana: どうしん
Romaji: doushin
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete

Kanji

Readings: ドウ、 わらべ
Meanings: juvenile, child
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

Example Sentences

彼女(かのじょ)児童(じどう)心理学(しんりがく)専攻(せんこう)だ。
➥She majors in child psychology.
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児童(じどう)心理(しんり)学者(がくしゃ)(なか)には、(おや)はもっと子供(こども)(あそ)んでやり、(かんが)えさせる問題(もんだい)(あた)えてやるべきだ、と(かんが)える(ひと)(おお)い。
➥Many child psychologists think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about.
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童心(どうしん)にかえってもう一度(いちど)やり(なお)しましょう。
➥I will mentally return to childhood and do it all over again.
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