養成|ようせいyousei[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbtraining; education; development; cultivation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 養成する（ようせいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 養成します（ようせいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 養成しない（ようせいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 養成しません（ようせいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 養成せず・養成せぬ（ようせいせず・ようせいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 養成した（ようせいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 養成しました（ようせいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 養成しなかった（ようせいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 養成しませんでした（ようせいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 養成して（ようせいして） |
| Potential | 養成できる（ようせいできる） |
| Passive | 養成される（ようせいされる） |
| Causative | 養成させる（ようせいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 養成させられる（ようせいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 養成すれば（ようせいすれば） |
| tara | 養成したら（ようせいしたら） |
| Volitional | 養成しよう（ようせいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 養成しましょう（ようせいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 養成しろ（ようせいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym育成いくせいNeutralFor nurturing talent or fostering industries, as in 「人材育成」; 「養成」 focuses on professional training that gives a specific qualification or ability.
- Synonym教育きょういくNeutralThe broadest term, covering teaching and education in general; 「養成」 centres on specialized training that builds a particular ability.
- Synonym訓練くんれんNeutralRepeated drilling or practice, as in 「避難訓練」; 「養成」 is about developing someone into a capable person of a certain kind.
- RelatedトレーニングNeutralA loanword for training or working out, covering both physical fitness and skills; 「養成」 is about developing people.
- Related練習れんしゅうNeutralPractising a skill, common in both speech and writing; 「養成」 is the systematic building-up of someone's abilities.
- Related教習きょうしゅうNeutralSkills training at driving schools and the like, as in 「教習所」; 「養成」 is broader.
- Related培養ばいようNeutralCultivating bacteria or cells, also used figuratively for fostering things; 「養成」 is about training people.
- Related調教ちょうきょうNeutralTraining or breaking in animals such as horses; for guide dogs one says 「盲導犬の養成」, as 「養成」 is systematic ability training.
- Related琢磨たくまWrittenUsually in 「切磋琢磨」, refining one another through mutual study; 「養成」 is systematic training.
- Related稽古けいこNeutralPractice in traditional arts and martial arts; 「養成」 is systematic training that develops a person's capabilities.
- Related修養しゅうようNeutralSelf-cultivation and mental discipline, building one's character; 「養成」 is about developing specialized professional ability.
- Related練磨れんまWrittenWritten style, honing one's skills, as in 「百戦練磨」; 「養成」 is about training people.
- Related錬成れんせいWrittenWritten style for rigorous drilling or tempering, and also for alchemy; 「養成」 is about training people.
- Related教練きょうれんWrittenWritten style, military drill; 「養成」 is about training people.
- Related調練ちょうれんWrittenWritten style, an old word for military drill; in everyday speech use 「訓練」.
- Related陶冶とうやWrittenWritten style, cultivating character and sensibilities, as in 「人格の陶冶」; 「養成」 is about professional skills.
Use 「養成」 for training someone up to a set level of ability, as in 「教員養成」 or 「盲導犬の養成」. Nurturing talent or industries is 「育成」, repeated drilling 「訓練」, practising a skill 「練習」, and cultivating character 「陶冶」.
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