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教養

Reading

Kana: きょうよう
Romaji: kyōyou
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Definition

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cultivation; refinement; culture; education

Kanji

Readings: キョウ、 おし.える、 おそ.わる
Meanings: teach, faith, doctrine
Readings: ヨウ、 リョウ、 やしな.う
Meanings: foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurture

Example Sentences

(かれ)はいわゆる教養人(きょうようじん)だ。
➥He is what is called a man of culture.
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彼女(かのじょ)はいわゆる教養(きょうよう)のある女性(じょせい)です。
➥She is what is called a woman of culture.
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(なあしゃ)()がり()教養人(きょうようじん)として通用(つうよう)しようとした。
➥The upstart tried to pass for a man of culture.
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その医者(いしゃ)教養(きょうよう)のある(ひと)だ。
➥The doctor is a man of culture.
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教養(きょうよう)(てん)では(かれ)らは野蛮人(やばんじん)(おな)程度(ていど)だ。
➥In culture, they are on the same plane as savages.
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(かれ)言葉(ことば)(しん)意味(いみ)において教養(きょうよう)のある(ひと)だった。
➥He was in the true sense of the word cultured.
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