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
彼はチームを勝利に導いた。

He led the team to victory.

隊長 たいちょう
彼は探検隊の隊長として仲間を導いた。

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

誘導 ゆうどう
係員が観客を非常口へ誘導した。

The staff guided the audience to the emergency exit.

指導 しどう
教授から熱心な指導を受けている。

I am receiving enthusiastic guidance from my professor.

下 もと
厳しい指導の下で練習に励む。

I train hard under strict guidance.

先導 せんどう
白バイがマラソン選手を先導した

The police motorcycle led the marathon runners.

魔導 まどう
その魔導師は強力な魔導を操る。

That sorcerer wields powerful magic.

導き出す みちびきだす
複雑なデータから結論を導き出した。

I derived a conclusion from complex data.

演繹 えんえき
一般的な原理から個別の結論を導き出すことを演繹と呼びます。

Deriving specific conclusions from general principles is called deduction.

指導者 しどうしゃ
彼は優れた指導者として、チームを優勝に導いた。

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

Example Vocabulary

導く

みちびく

to lead; to guide; to show the way

誘導

ゆうどう

guidance; leading; induction

指導

しどう

guidance; leadership; instruction; coaching

先導

せんどう

guidance; leading the way; escort

魔導

まどう

magic; sorcery; thaumaturgy

導き出す

みちびきだす

to derive; to draw (a conclusion); to deduce

指導者

しどうしゃ

leader; guide; instructor

導入

どうにゅう

introduction; installation; bringing in

導き

みちびき

guidance; leadership; instruction

主導

しゅどう

leadership; initiative

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