Japanese symbol for “derive”
導き出す
みちびきだす
Romaji: michibikidasu
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
In Japanese, derive is 導き出す, read みちびきだす (michibikidasu).
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Meanings
- v5s, vt to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
Written forms: 導き出す、導きだす. Readings: みちびきだす.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “derive”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 引き出す | ひきだす hikidasu | to bring out (talent, potential, beauty, flavour, etc.); to extract (information, the truth, etc.); to get (e.g. an answer out of someone) |
| 導く | みちびく michibiku | to derive; to deduce |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 指導 | しどう shidou | guidance; leadership; instruction |
| 導入 | どうにゅう dounyuu | introduction; bringing in; installation |
| 誘導 | ゆうどう yuudou | guidance; leading; induction |
| 半導体 | はんどうたい handoutai | semiconductor |
| 主導 | しゅどう shudou | leadership; initiative; spearhead |
| 先導 | せんどう sendou | guidance; leadership; leading the way |
| 出演 | しゅつえん shutsuen | appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance |
| 出す | だす dasu | to take out; to get out |
See also: Chinese symbol for “derive”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.