情操(じょうそう)

じょうそう
noun
sentiment; emotional sensitivity; aesthetic feeling
formalemotioneducation
1. sentiment; emotional sensitivity; aesthetic sensibility
The capacity to appreciate beauty, morality, and intellectual values. Often used in educational contexts to describe the cultivation of a well-rounded emotional and aesthetic sense.
音楽(おんがく)は子供(こども)の情操(じょうそう)を育(はぐく)む。
Music nurtures children's emotional sensitivity.
情操教育(じょうそうきょういく)は学校(がっこう)だけでなく家庭(かてい)でも大切(たいせつ)だ。
Emotional education is important not only at school but also at home.
自然(しぜん)の中(なか)で遊(あそ)ぶことは豊(ゆた)かな情操(じょうそう)を養(やしな)うのに役立(やくだ)つ。
Playing in nature helps develop a rich emotional sensibility.

Usage

Most commonly encountered in the compound 情操教育(じょうそうきょういく) (emotional/aesthetic education), which refers to education aimed at developing a child's appreciation for beauty, morality, and empathy through music, art, nature, and literature.

Common collocations

  • 情操教育(じょうそうきょういく) (emotional/aesthetic education)
  • 情操(じょうそう)を育(はぐく)む (to nurture emotional sensitivity)
  • 豊(ゆた)かな情操(じょうそう) (rich emotional sensibility)
  • 情操(じょうそう)を養(やしな)う (to cultivate emotional sensitivity)
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Added 2026.3.14 19:32 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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