陶とう冶や

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

cultivation; training; education

Refers to the systematic development of character, intellect, or skills, often in a formal or philosophical context. Used with する to mean 'to cultivate' or 'to train'.

• 読どく書しょは精せい神しんを陶とう冶やするのに役やく立だつ。

  Reading helps to cultivate the mind.

• 彼かれは長なが年ねんの修しゅ行ぎょうで人じん格かくを陶とう冶やした。

  He cultivated his character through years of training.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

making pottery and casting metal

Original literal meaning, now rare and mostly used in historical or technical contexts. The word's figurative sense (sense 1) is far more common.

• 陶とう冶やは古こ代だい文ぶん明めいの重じゅう要ような技ぎ術じゅつだった。

  Making pottery and casting metal were important techniques in ancient civilizations.