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教養

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

教養 — “culture, education, refinement, cultivation”

教養 (read きょうよう) means culture, education, refinement, cultivation. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list.

Reading

きょうよう

Meaning

culture, education, refinement, cultivation

教養 in a sentence

教養きょうようを身みにつける。

I acquire cultural refinement.

The kanji in 教養

教to teach
養to nurture

Words that share a kanji with 教養

教えるおしえる— to teach, to inform, to instruct
教室きょうしつ— classroom
宗教しゅうきょう— religion
教科書きょうかしょ— textbook
教育きょういく— education
教師きょうし— teacher, instructor
教会きょうかい— church
教授きょうじゅ— professor; instruction

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