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特別支援教育 (とくべつしえんきょういく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

特とく別べつ支し援えん教きょう育いく

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Meanings

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noun

special-needs education; special education

Formal term used in educational policy and school settings for education tailored to children with disabilities or special needs.

特とく別べつ支し援えん教きょう育いくの重じゅう要よう性せいが高たかまっている。
The importance of special-needs education is increasing.
彼かの女じょは特とく別べつ支し援

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教きょう

育いく

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教きょう

員いん

免めん

許きょ

を

取しゅ

得とく

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た

。

She obtained a teaching license for special-needs education.

Kanji

特special
別separate, branch off, diverge
支branch, support, sustain
援abet, help, save
教teach, faith, doctrine
育bring up, grow up, raise

Similar words

特とく殊しゅ教きょう育いく
An older term for special education, now largely replaced by 特別支援教育 in official contexts, which emphasizes support rather than segregation.

Etymology

Compound of 特別 (special) + 支援 (support) + 教育 (education). The term was officially adopted in Japan in the 2000s to replace 特殊教育, reflecting a shift toward inclusive support.