Farhang az kalimai lotini «cultura » girifta shuda manoi tarbiya, omuzish, taraqqiyoti raftor, rioya namudan-ro dorad. Kalimai «Farhang» manoi vase dorad dar bakhshhoi zindagii mardumro sohib ast.
Fani farhang hamchun bakhshest ki dar tahqiqi falsafa, madaniyat, tarikh, sanat, zabon, ravonshinosi, iqtisodiyot, tarbiya va gayraho aloqamandi dorad.
Umuman zeri mafhumi farhang raftori insonro ki dar shaklhoi gunogun darj megardad fahmida meshavad. Masalan raftori libospushi, raftori sukhangui, raftori khurokkhuri, raftori taqsimoti boigari, raftori omuzish va digar namudhoi raftori insoni.
Farhang ham dar inson hast va ham dar hayvonot. Farhang misli barnomaest ki dar tekhnikai ittilooti sokhta meshavad va davra ba davra metavonad mukammal gardad.