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専門教育 (せんもんきょういく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

専せん門もん教きょう育いく

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Meanings

1

noun

specialized education; professional training

Refers to education or training in a specific field, such as vocational, technical, or professional programs, often at the post-secondary level.

この学がっ校こうでは専せん門もん教きょう育いくに力ちからを入いれている。
This school puts effort into specialized education.
専せん門もん教きょう育いくを受うけて

から

就しゅう

職しょく

し

た

。

I got a job after receiving professional training.

Kanji

専specialty, exclusive, mainly
門gate, counter for cannons
教teach, faith, doctrine
育bring up, grow up, raise

Similar words

一いっ般ぱん教きょう育いく
一般教育 refers to general or liberal arts education, while 専門教育 focuses on specialized or vocational training.
職しょく業ぎょう訓くん練れん
職業訓練 is more hands-on, often short-term job training, whereas 専門教育 can include theoretical and academic professional education.

Etymology

Compound of 専門 (specialty) and 教育 (education). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the term has been used in modern Japanese to refer to specialized or professional education.