guidance, lead, conduct
On'yomi (音読み)
- ドウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- みちび.く
About this kanji
The kanji 「導」 primarily means guidance or to lead. It is often used as a verb, pronounced as みちび.く, meaning to guide or conduct someone. You can also find it in several important compounds, like 指導 (しどう), which means guidance, often in the context of teaching or mentorship. Another example is 導入 (どうにゅう), meaning introduction, typically used when talking about introducing new ideas or systems. Furthermore, 導火線 (どうかせん) refers to a fuse, as used in explosives. A point to note is that this kanji conveys a sense of careful direction, so it often implies a thoughtful approach to leading others.
Built from
Example sentences
彼が私を導いてくれた。
He guided me.
Meanings across languages
- English
- guidance, lead, conduct
- Tiếng Việt
- hướng dẫn, chỉ đạo, hướng
- 日本語
- 導く, 指導
- 한국어
- 인도, 지도
- 中文
- 指导, 引导
- id
- panduan, memimpin
- th
- การนำ, การชี้นำ
- es
- guía, conducción
- fr
- direction, conduite
- de
- Leitung, Führung
- pt
- orientação, condução
Common compounds
- 指導しどうguidance, leadership
- 導入どうにゅうintroduction, adoption
- 導火線どうかせんfuse, detonator
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