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guidance
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingドウ
Kun readingみちび.く

Meanings

  1. guidanceRtK
  2. leading
  3. conduct
  4. usher
  1. to guide
  2. to lead
  3. to show the way
  4. to conduct
  5. to derive

Popular Usage

指導

Radicals and components

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How it's built

Mnemonic (RtK)

neck · horns · drop () · eye () · road () · glue

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 296

Compound words

彼は彼らの指者として尊敬されている。
He is looked up to as their leader.tatoeba
彼は日本実業界の指者の一人です。
He is one of the business leaders in Japan.tatoeba
彼は党の主権を握った。
He took the leadership of the party.tatoeba
彼は先生の先に従った。
He followed the lead of our teacher.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 導

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step