学芸(がくげい)

がくげい
noun
arts and sciences; learning and the arts
educationculture
1. arts and sciences; learning and the arts
The combination of academic learning and creative arts, or scholarly and artistic pursuits in general.
学芸(がくげい)員(いん)の説明(せつめい)を聞(き)いた。
I listened to the museum curator's explanation.
学校(がっこう)で学芸(がくげい)会(かい)が開(ひら)かれる。
A school performance event will be held.
この大学(だいがく)は学芸(がくげい)学部(がくぶ)で幅広(はばひろ)い教養(きょうよう)教育(きょういく)を行(おこな)っている。
This university provides a broad liberal education in its faculty of arts and sciences.

Combines 学(がく) (learning/scholarship) and 芸(げい) (art/skill). Most commonly encountered in compound words rather than on its own. The two most frequent uses are 学芸(がくげい)員(いん) (museum curator — an official certification in Japan) and 学芸(がくげい)会(かい) (school arts/performance festival).

Common collocations

  • 学芸(がくげい)員(いん): museum curator/curator
  • 学芸(がくげい)会(かい): school arts festival/performance day
  • 学芸(がくげい)大学(だいがく): university of arts and sciences (e.g., 東京(とうきょう)学芸(がくげい)大学(だいがく))
  • 学芸(がくげい)学部(がくぶ): faculty of arts and sciences

Cultural note

学芸(がくげい)会(かい) is a major event at Japanese schools where students put on plays, musical performances, and other presentations. It is distinct from 運動会(うんどうかい) (sports day) and 文化祭(ぶんかさい) (culture festival).

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