Kanji

導

guidance, leading, conduct, usher

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

寸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ドウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

みちびく

Nanori (Name Reading)

おさ, みち

Common Readings

ドウ, みちび…く

Example sentences

導く みちびく
チーム 勝利 導いた

He led the team to victory.

隊長 たいちょう
探検隊 隊長 として 仲間 導いた

He led his comrades as the leader of the expedition team.

誘導 ゆうどう
係員 観客 非常口 誘導 した

The staff guided the audience to the emergency exit.

指導 しどう
教授 から 熱心 指導 受けている

I am receiving enthusiastic guidance from my professor.

もと
厳しい 指導 練習 励む

I train hard under strict guidance.

先導 せんどう
白バイ マラソン 選手 先導した

The police motorcycle led the marathon runners.

魔導 まどう
その 魔導師 強力 魔導 操る

That sorcerer wields powerful magic.

導き出す みちびきだす
複雑 データ から 結論 導き出した

I derived a conclusion from complex data.

演繹 えんえき
一般的 原理 から 個別 結論 導き出す こと 演繹 呼びます

Deriving specific conclusions from general principles is called deduction.

指導者 しどうしゃ
優れた 指導者 として チーム 優勝 導いた

As an excellent leader, he led the team to victory.

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