教養|きょうようkyouyou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
   その医者いしゃは教養きょうようのある人ひとだ。↗

   The doctor is a man of culture.

• Related教育きょういくNeutralThe act or process of teaching and training (「学校教育」); 「教養」 is the cultural refinement a person has acquired.
• Related知識ちしきNeutralKnowledge, what one knows (「専門知識」); unlike 「教養」 it carries no sense of cultivated character or taste.
• Related学がくNeutralLearning or scholarship (「学がある」); a somewhat old-fashioned way of referring to a person's erudition.
• Related人文じんぶんNeutralHuman culture and the humanities (「人文科学」); found mainly in academic contexts.
• Related修養しゅうようNeutralSelf-discipline and character training (「精神修養」); focuses on refining one's character, not broad cultural knowledge.
• RelatedカルチャーNeutralA loanword for culture; also seen in 「カルチャースクール」, hobby or culture classes.
• Related学殖がくしょくWrittenWritten, formal term for scholarship built up through study (「学殖豊かな学者」); rare.
• Related陶冶とうやWrittenWritten, formal word for molding and refining character (「人格の陶冶」); stresses the shaping process.
• Antonym無教養むきょうようNeutralLacking culture or refinement; the direct opposite of 「教養」.
• Antonym無学むがくNeutralHaving no learning or schooling, even illiterate; stands opposite 「教養」.

Use 「教養」 for the cultural refinement a person possesses (「教養がある」, 「教養科目」). Pick 「教育」 for the process of teaching, 「知識」 for what one knows, 「修養」 for character training; 「無教養」 is the opposite.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 教え育おしえそだてること。教育きょういく。
2. 文化的ぶんかてきな幅広はばひろい知識ちしき。また知識ちしきなどを身みにつけることで得えられる心こころの豊ゆたかさ。