養 成 所(ようせいじょ)

ようせいじょ

noun

training school; training institute

1. training school; academy for a specific trade or profession

A school that trains people for one particular occupation rather than giving a general education. Used for nursing, childcare, and cooking schools as well as for the academies run by entertainment agencies to train comedians, actors, and voice actors.

養成所(ようせいじょ)に通(かよ)っている。

I attend a training school.

看護師(かんごし)の養成所(ようせいじょ)を卒業(そつぎょう)した。

She graduated from a nurses' training school.

声優(せいゆう)になりたくて、高校(こうこう)を出(で)てから養成所(ようせいじょ)に入(はい)った。

He wanted to become a voice actor, so he entered a training school after finishing high school.

From 養成(ようせい) (to train, to cultivate) + 所(じょ) (place).

Common collocations

養成所(ようせいじょ)に入(はい)る: to enter a training school
養成所(ようせいじょ)に通(かよ)う: to attend a training school
芸人(げいにん)養成所(ようせいじょ): comedians' training school
保育士(ほいくし)養成所(ようせいじょ): childcare workers' training school

Similar words

専門学校(せんもんがっこう): vocational college — a formally accredited school awarding a diploma
研修所(けんしゅうじょ): training center — usually for employees already hired by a company
教習所(きょうしゅうじょ): instruction center — most often a driving school

Related Words

Compare: 専門学校(せんもんがっこう) (vocational college)

Compare: 教習所(きょうしゅうじょ) (instruction center)

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Added 2026.8.20 11:40 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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