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.
音楽は子供の情操を育む。
Music nurtures children's emotional sensitivity.
情操教育は学校だけでなく家庭でも大切だ。
Emotional education is important not only at school but also at home.
自然の中で遊ぶことは豊かな情操を養うのに役立つ。
Playing in nature helps develop a rich emotional sensibility.
USAGE:
Most commonly encountered in the compound 情操教育 (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 (emotional/aesthetic education)
- 情操を育む (to nurture emotional sensitivity)
- 豊かな情操 (rich emotional sensibility)
- 情操を養う (to cultivate emotional sensitivity)