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Japanese word 教養: culture / education / refinement. Meanings and example sentences.

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教養 (きょうよう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

教養 (きょうよう) means culture / education / refinement.

See example sentences below.

教養 at a glance

教養
きょうようkyouyou
N2noun
culture / education / refinement
教養きょうようkyouyouN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 教養

Core meaning

culture / education / refinement

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼は教養のある人です。

Translation

He is a person with culture.

Example 2

教養を身につけるために本を読む。

Translation

I read books to gain culture.

教養 (きょうよう): meaning and examples | Daily Nihongo