Word Meaning 教養

きょうよう kyouyou

教養 is read as きょうよう (kyouyou) and means (understanding or appreciation of) culture.

Meaning

English

  1. (understanding or appreciation of) culture
  2. (one's) education
  3. cultivation
  4. sophistication
  5. refinement

Reading

Kana

きょうよう

Romaji

kyouyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Related Words 番組,ニュース,報道,バラエティ,スポーツ,ドラマ,音楽,ドキュメンタリー Rank 2544 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

教養学部

きょうようがくぶ

college of general education

教養人

きょうようじん

person of culture

教養部

きょうようぶ

college of liberal arts (general education)

教養小説

きょうようしょうせつ

novel about one's education, spiritual growth, etc.

教養番組

きょうようばんぐみ

educational program (TV, radio)

教養課程

きょうようかてい

general education course

無教養

むきょうよう

uneducated

一般教養

いっぱんきょうよう

general education

養護教諭

ようごきょうゆ

school nurse

国際教養大学

こくさいきょうようだいがく

Akita International University

教授

きょうじゅ

professor

Example Sentences

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かのじょはさどうできょうようをやしなった。

She cultivated refinement through the tea ceremony.

Tom is a philistine.

Tom is refined.

I read many books, and attained refinement.

A good education doesn't imply a good upbringing.

He was in the true sense of the word cultured.

Upbringing is what remains when one has forgotten everything one has learned.

Many women pursue higher education and careers, thus delaying marriage and childbirth.