躾ける

しつける · shitsukeru · JLPT N1 · noun

discipline

🐕 躾 = 身 (body) + 美 (beauty): shaping the body and conduct into good form

Kanji 躾 was coined in Japan: 身 'body' plus 美 'beautiful', meaning to train someone's conduct into refined form. Think of a well-trained dog: 躾ける is what you do to a puppy.

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