Japanese symbol for “indoctrination”
教化
きょうか
Romaji: kyouka
education; enlightenment; civilization; civilisation
In Japanese, indoctrination is 教化, read きょうか (kyouka).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt education; enlightenment; civilization; civilisation; indoctrination
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “indoctrination”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| インドクトリネーション | インドクトリネーション indokutorineeshon | indoctrination |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 教育 | きょういく kyouiku | education; schooling; training |
| 教え | おしえ oshie | teaching; instruction; teachings |
| 教授 | きょうじゅ kyouju | professor |
| 教師 | きょうし kyoushi | teacher; instructor |
| 宗教 | しゅうきょう shuukyou | religion; religious affiliation; belief |
| 教室 | きょうしつ kyoushitsu | classroom; lecture room |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
| 変化 | へんか henka | change; variation; alteration |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.