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情操教育 (jousoukyouiku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

情じょう操そう教きょう育いく

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Meanings

1

aesthetic education; cultivation of sensibility

Refers to education aimed at developing emotional sensitivity, aesthetic appreciation, and good taste, often through arts and cultural experiences.

情じょう操そう教きょう育いくの一いっ環かんとして、子こどもたちにクラシック音おん楽がくを

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As part of aesthetic education, we have children listen to classical music.

情じょう操そう教きょう育いくは、豊ゆたかな人にん間げん性せいを育はぐくむために重じゅう要ようだ。

Aesthetic education is important for nurturing a rich humanity.

Kanji

情feelings, emotion, passion
操maneuver, manipulate, operate
教teach, faith, doctrine
育bring up, grow up, raise

Related words

知ち育いく
知育 focuses on intellectual development, while 情操教育 targets emotional and aesthetic growth.
体たい育いく
体育 is physical education, whereas 情操教育 is about cultivating sensibility and taste.

Built from

情じょう操そう+教きょう育いく

Etymology

Compound of 情操 (じょうそう, 'sentiment; aesthetic sensibility') and 教育 (きょういく, 'education'). The term became common in modern Japanese educational discourse.