教育|きょういくkyouiku[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbeducation; schooling; training; instruction; teaching; upbringing
   教育きょういくは重大じゅうだいな要素ようそである。↗

   Education is a critical element.
2. nounculture; cultivation; education

• Synonym指導しどうNeutralConcrete guidance or leading, of individuals or groups alike, as in 「生活指導」; 「教育」 stresses overall cultivation.
• Synonym教習きょうしゅうNeutralInstruction in practical skills such as driving, as in 「自動車教習所」.
• Synonym文教ぶんきょうWrittenWritten prose for culture and education together, mostly in 「文教地区」 and 「文教政策」.
• Synonym教化きょうかWrittenWritten prose: enlightening and molding people's minds, with religious or ideological overtones.
• Synonym仕込むしこむCasualColloquial: hands-on teaching of a skill, also coaching newcomers; can also mean stocking up on goods.
• Synonym養成ようせいNeutralTraining people into professionals, as in 「教員養成」; emphasizes developing them to full ability.
• Synonym教導きょうどうWrittenWritten prose for guiding people with ideas or principles; very rare — say 「指導」 in everyday use.
• Related教えおしえNeutralThe content of teaching — lessons or precepts received, as in 「先生の教え」; also religious doctrine.
• Related教示きょうじWrittenWritten prose for pointing out or informing someone; often as 「ご教示ください」.
• Related教えるおしえるCasualThe everyday verb for teaching knowledge or skills to someone; focuses on the concrete act.
• RelatedしつけNeutralTeaching children manners and daily habits; home discipline rather than school education.
• Related訓練くんれんNeutralRepeated practice of a specific skill, as in 「避難訓練」; emphasizes hands-on practice.
• Related指南しなんNeutralInstruction in martial arts or traditional crafts, as in 「剣術指南」; has an old-fashioned flavor.
• Related教え込むおしえこむCasualColloquial: teaching repeatedly until the other person fully masters it, with a nuance of instilling, as in 「礼儀を教え込む」.
• Related教練きょうれんNeutralMilitary drill once given at schools; mostly historical, though it can also mean drill generally.
• Related訓育くんいくWrittenWritten prose for education in character and discipline; moral training rather than teaching knowledge.
• Related示教しきょうWrittenWritten prose for teaching by demonstration; mostly in technical fields like robotics.
• RelatedエデュケーションNeutralLoanword for education; not used in daily speech, seen mostly in institution or product names.
• Related鍛え上げるきたえあげるCasualColloquial: training someone rigorously up to a high level, as in 「鍛え上げた体」.
• Related錬成れんせいWrittenWritten prose: forging body and mind to develop people; stern, ascetic nuance, often for training camps.
• Related練磨れんまWrittenWritten prose: polishing skills through practice, as in 「百戦練磨」; emphasis on refinement.
• Antonym無教育むきょういくWrittenAntonym in written prose: lacking schooling or learning; uneducated.
• Antonym非教育WrittenAntonym in written prose: lacking educational value; very rare.

Default to 「教育」. Use 「指導」 for concrete guidance, 「訓練」 for skills practice, 「教習」 for driving, 「躾」 for home discipline, 「養成」 for training professionals, and 「教える」 for teaching someone. 「教え」 is what is taught; 「教示」 is formal written prose; 「訓育」 is moral education; 「指南」 is old-style arts coaching; 「教え込む」「仕込む」「鍛え上げる」 are colloquial drilling verbs; 「錬成」「練磨」「教化」「文教」「教導」「示教」「教練」 are written or dated; 「エデュケーション」 shows up in names; 「無教育」「非教育」 are antonyms.

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1. 他者たしゃや自分じぶんをより良よくするために知識ちしきや技術ぎじゅつ、判断基準はんだんきじゅんなどを伝つたえる行為こうい。教え育おしえそだてること。狭義きょうぎには学校教育がっこうきょういくを指さすことが多おおい。
2. 学校がっこうなどで教おしえを受け身うけみについた教養きょうよう。