Meaning of 学童(がくどう) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 学童

Kana Reading がくどう

Romaji gakudō

Examples of 学童, がくどう in a sentence

彼らは２人とも学童である。

They are both school children.
学童たちはどっと笑った。

The pupils burst out laughing.
ポケットの計算機は靴下と同じくらい安く買え、また、鉛筆や消しゴムと同じくらい、何千人というイギリスの学童にとっては生活に不可欠のものである。

Pocket calculators are as cheap to buy as a pair of socks, and as essential to thousands of British school children as a pencil and eraser.

童 JLPT 2

12 strokes

juvenile, child

On'Yomi: ドウ

Kun'Yomi: わらべ

学 JLPT 5

8 strokes

study, learning, science

On'Yomi: ガク

Kun'Yomi: まな.ぶ

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