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教養 (きょうよう, kyouyou) Japanese meaning: culture | Kotomora
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彼かれ は 教きょう 養よう が 深ふか く 、 どんな 話わ 題だい に も つい て いける 。
He is highly cultured and can keep up with any topic.
Reading helps improve one's cultivation.
Usage patterns 教きょう 養よう を 身み につける to acquire culture/education
He acquired broad culture and knowledge by reading many books.
〈 人ひと 〉 は 教きょう 養よう がある someone is cultured/well-educated
She is a cultured, well-educated person.
教きょう 養よう を 深ふか める to deepen one's culture/knowledge
I was able to deepen my cultural knowledge through travel.
Related words 教育 refers to the formal process of schooling or instruction, while 教養 refers to the cultivated refinement and broad knowledge that results from it.
知識 is factual or technical knowledge, whereas 教養 implies a deeper, integrated cultural understanding that shapes one's character.
学識 emphasizes scholarly learning and expertise in a field, while 教養 is a broader, more general sense of cultural refinement.
教養 emphasizes a person's personal cultivation and broad knowledge, while 学芸 refers to the academic and artistic disciplines themselves, especially in institutional contexts.
Word family· 8 person of culture; educated person; highbrow
general education division (historical); college of general education
uneducated; uncultured; ignorant
Etymology From 教 (teach, instruct) and 養 (nourish, cultivate). The compound originally referred to the cultivation of the mind through teaching and nourishment, and now denotes cultural refinement and education.
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general education; liberal arts; general knowledge
faculty of liberal arts; college of liberal arts
Show 3 more Bildungsroman; novel of personal development
educational program; educational show
general education course; liberal arts curriculum
