noun, takes する

  1. training, education, cultivation.
  2. making pottery and casting metal.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
陶冶 とうや

Contained Kanji Breakdown

pottery, porcelain
トウ すえ す (8th, N1)
place, left village radical - 2 stroke form (no. 170)
こざと
pottery
トウ ヨウ やきもの
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
tin can, container, jar radical (no. 121)
カン かま ふ (9th, N2)
noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM
ゴ うま (2nd, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
melting, smelting
ヤ じ い.る (11th, N1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
ダイ うてな われ (2nd, N4)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)