しつけ・躾・躾けshitsuke[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noundiscipline; training; teaching manners
    男の子おとこのこへのしつけは可能かのうである。↗
    Boys can be trained to behave.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related教育きょういくNeutralThe broadest term: it covers imparting knowledge, skills and standards of judgment, at school or at home, while 「躾」 is confined to training in manners and daily habits.
  • Antonym放任ほうにんWrittenA written, formal term for leaving someone to do as they please, as in 「放任主義」; it is the opposite of 「躾」 on whether to discipline at all.
  • Antonym甘やかしNeutralSpoiling or indulging someone instead of disciplining them, as in 「甘やかしすぎ」; the opposite of strict 「躾」.

Use 「躾」 for training a child or pet in manners and daily habits, as in 「躾が厳しい」 or 「犬の躾」. Use 「教育」 for imparting knowledge and skills in general, at school or home. 「放任」 and 「甘やかし」 are the opposites: leaving someone be, or spoiling them.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 子供こどもやペットなどに礼儀作法れいぎさほうや生活習慣せいかつしゅうかんなどを教え込おしえこむこと。

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