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公教育 (koukyouiku) Japanese meaning: public education | Kotomora
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Improvement of public education is being demanded.
In Japan, private schools are also considered part of public education.
Kanji 公 public, prince, official 育 bring up, grow up, raise Related words 私し 立りつ 学がっ 校こう 私立学校 refers specifically to private schools, while 公教育 is the broader system of public education that may include private institutions under government regulation.
義ぎ 務む 教きょう 育いく 義務教育 means compulsory education, which is a subset of 公教育. 公教育 covers all publicly provided education, not just the compulsory years.
Etymology Compound of 公 (public) and 教育 (education). The term is a modern coinage reflecting the concept of state-sponsored education.