NichiDict

陶冶

とうや
[touya]

Meanings

1.NounNoun・suru

training; education; cultivation

2.NounNoun・suru

making pottery and casting metal

Examples

読書は人格の陶冶に欠かせない習慣だ。

Reading is an indispensable habit for cultivating one's character.

芸術に触れることで感性が陶冶される。

Sensibility is cultivated through exposure to the arts.

教育の目的は知性と品性の陶冶にある。

The purpose of education lies in cultivating intellect and character.