教養

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 教養 (きょうよう) combines learning 教 and cultivation 養 to denote broad education or cultural literacy.
• Basic usage: It develops through wide reading and complements specialized professional knowledge.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Breadth beyond one specialty
  • 教養 concerns cultivated understanding across fields rather than mastery of one narrow technical task.