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Kanji Detail for 導 - "to guide, to lead"

導

  • Meaning

    導 means "to guide, to lead." Also associated with to instruct.

    1. Guide - To lead the way; to direct.

    2. Lead - To conduct; to show the path.

    3. Instruct - To teach; to educate.

  • Words using 導

    • 指導 しどう Listen guidance; leadership; instruction
    • 導入 どうにゅう Listen introduction; bringing in; installation
    • 主導 しゅどう Listen leadership; initiative; spearhead
    • 半導体 はんどうたい Listen semiconductor
    • 主導権 しゅどうけん Listen hegemony; leadership; initiative
    • 誘導 ゆうどう Listen guidance; leading; induction
    • 超伝導 ちょうでんどう Listen superconductivity; super-conductivity
    • 学習指導要領 がくしゅうしどうようりょう Listen government course (curriculum) guidelines

  • Tattoo check: 導

    • Verified meaning: to guide, to lead
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read みち)
    • Also carries these associations: to instruct

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 導

    Given names 導(みち)Listen

  • Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    guidance; leading; conduct; usher

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    direct, guide, lead, conduct

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to transmit; to lead; to guide; to conduct; to direct

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to direct, to guide, to lead, to conduct

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To guide. A front runner is also called 前導. | To enlighten is also called 導. Such as 開導, 訓導.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    doh(ドウ) ドウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    michibi.ku(みちび-く) みちび-く

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    寸 (sun)

  • Related Keywords

    to guide to lead to instruct conduct advise channel coach command counsel direct educate escort head manage mentor navigate path pilot show steer teach train tutor usher

Sentences including 導

  • He is looked up to by all as their leader.

  • We look up to him as our leader.

  • They looked on me as their leader.

  • They looked up to their leader.

  • It always leads me here.

  • They looked up to john as their leader.

  • She led the old man into the room.

  • They looked up to him as their leader.

  • What is the new leader like?

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