導 – guidance, leading, conduct

15 strokesTaught in grade 5#354 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 導 means guidance, leading, conduct, usher. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ドウ (dou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is みちび.く (michibiku). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 寸 (no. 41).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ドウ	dou
Kun’yomi	みちび.く	michibiku

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 寸 (Kangxi radical 41). Components: 込・自・寸・并・首.

Words using 導

指導しどうguidance導入どうにゅうintroduction主導しゅどうleadership導くみちびくto guide誘導ゆうどうguidance

Example sentences

彼女はその党の指導的任務につくことを承認した。

She has consented to take the leadership of the party.

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いまだにインターネットの導入を検討している会社がある。

Some companies are still debating whether to get Internet access.

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彼女は老人を部屋に導いた。

She led the old man into the room.

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Kanji with the same radical

対専将寺射封尊寿尋寸

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