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    3. 教養

    教養

    教きょう養よう

    (understanding or appreciation of) culture

    N2KMT5News #8+1CoreNounCulture & TraditionsEducationKanji Vocab26 strokes

    きょうよう

    Noun

    1.
    (understanding or appreciation of) culture, (one's) education, cultivation, sophistication, refinement

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    教きょう養ようを身みにつけることは大たい切せつです。

    It is important to acquire knowledge and cultivation.

    KMT4EducationCore Concepts
    彼かれは幅はば広ひろい教きょう養ようを持もっている。

    He has a broad education.

    KMT5EducationCore Concepts
    真しんの教きょう養ようとは、知ち識しきだけでなく人にん間げん性せいを高たかめることだ。

    True cultivation is not just about knowledge, but also about improving one's humanity.

    KMT6EducationReligion & Philosophy
    大だい学がく教きょう育いくは専せん門もん知ち識しきだけでなく、豊ゆたかな教きょう養ようを育はぐくむ場ばでもある。

    University education is not only a place to gain specialized knowledge but also to foster rich cultivation.

    KMT6Education
    異い文ぶん化かを理り解かいすることは、国こく際さい的てきな教きょう養ようを深ふかめる上うえで不ふ可か欠けつだ。

    Understanding different cultures is essential for deepening international cultivation.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsEducation

    Kanji that make up this word

    教
    おし.える・おそ.わる…(3)
    teach・faith・doctrine
    養
    やしな.う…(3)
    foster・bring up・rear・develop・nurture
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