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東京藝術大学 (とうきょうげいじゅつだいがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

東とう京きょう藝げい術じゅつ大だい学がく

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Meanings

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Tokyo University of the Arts

organization name

A national university in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in fine arts, music, and related fields. Often abbreviated as 藝大 (げいだい).

彼かれは東とう京きょう藝げい術じゅつ大だい学がくで彫ちょう刻こくを

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He studied sculpture at Tokyo University of the Arts.

Kanji

東east
京capital, 10**16
藝art, craft, performance
術art, technique, skill
大large, big
学study, learning, science
芸technique, art, craft

Related words

藝げい大だい
Common abbreviation for 東京藝術大学. Used informally and in media.

Written forms

東とう京きょう藝げい術じゅつ大だい学がく
Official name using the older form 藝術. This is the formal spelling.
東とう京きょう芸げい術じゅつ大だい学がく
Common simplified spelling using 芸術. Widely used in everyday contexts.

Etymology

The name is a compound of 東京 (Tokyo), 藝術 (art, older form of 芸術), and 大学 (university). The official name retains the older kanji 藝術.