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    3. 義務教育

    義務教育

    義ぎ務む教きょう育いく

    compulsory education

    KMT8News #20+1NounEducationKanji Vocab43 strokes

    ぎむきょういく

    Noun

    1.
    compulsory education

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    日に本ほんでは義ぎ務む教きょう育いくは9年ねん間かんです。

    In Japan, compulsory education is 9 years.

    KMT6Education
    義ぎ務む教きょう育いく期き間かん中ちゅうは、学がく費ひはかかりません。

    During the period of compulsory education, tuition fees are not charged.

    KMT8Education
    義ぎ務む教きょう育いくは、全すべての国こく民みんが最さい低てい限げんの知ち識しきと教きょう養ようを身みにつけるための制せい度どだ。

    Compulsory education is a system for all citizens to acquire a minimum level of knowledge and culture.

    KMT8EducationPolitics & Law
    明めい治じ時じ代だいに義ぎ務む教きょう育いく制せい度どが導どう入にゅうされ、日に本ほんの近きん代だい化かを支ささえた。

    The compulsory education system was introduced during the Meiji era, supporting Japan's modernization.

    KMT8EducationHistory
    義ぎ務む教きょう育いくの無む償しょう化かは、教きょう育いく格かく差さの是ぜ正せいに貢こう献けんすると期き待たいされている。

    The free provision of compulsory education is expected to contribute to correcting educational disparities.

    KMT9EducationPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    義
    righteousness・justice・morality・honor・loyalty…(1)
    務
    つと.める…(3)
    task・duties
    教
    おし.える・おそ.わる…(3)
    teach・faith・doctrine
    育
    そだ.つ・そだ.ち・そだ.てる・はぐく.む…(2)
    bring up・grow up・raise・rear
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