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導

Lead
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingドウ
Kun readingみちび.く

Verbs with «導»

導入する導く指導する誘導する導き出す

Meanings

  1. lead
  2. guidanceRtK
  3. leading
  4. conduct
  5. usher
  1. guide

Popular Usage

指導

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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neck · horns · drop (丶) · eye (目) · road (辶) · glue

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

Compound words

彼は彼らの指導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導者の一人です。
He is one of the business leaders in Japan.tatoeba
彼は党の主導権を握った。
He took the leadership of the party.tatoeba
彼は先生の先導に従った。
He followed the lead of our teacher.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Lead, guide. 道 (way) + 寸 (hand) — a hand showing the way. 指導 — guidance.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 導

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