導 — kanji meaning “guidance”
導
guidance, leading, conduct, usher
- Meanings
- guidance, leading, conduct, usher
- On'yomi
- ドウ (dou)
- Kun'yomi
- みちび.く
- Name readings
- みち
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #354 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 41
- Chinese reading
- dǎo, dào — Chinese character page
Words with 導
| 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 |
| 盲導犬 | もうどうけん moudouken | guide dog; seeing-eye dog |
| 導き | みちびき michibiki | guidance |
| 導く | みちびく michibiku | to guide; to lead; to show the way |
| 伝導 | でんどう dendou | conduction (of heat or electricity); transmission (of light or sound) |
| 補導 | ほどう hodou | guidance; direction; leading |
| 導き出す | みちびきだす michibikidasu | to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive |
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