導 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「寸」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「寸」
- On
- ドウどう · dō
- Kun
- みちび(く)michibi(ku)
- Meaning
- to guide; lead
Stroke order
Origin
道 "road" plus 寸 "hand"; taking someone by the hand to show the way — hence "to guide."
Readings and examples
| Onドウどうdō | 導入どうにゅう指導しどう半導体はんどうたい |
|---|---|
| Kunみちびくmichibiku | 導くみちびく導きみちびき |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 指導しどう
guidance; coaching
- 導入どうにゅう
introduction (of a system)
- 誘導ゆうどう
- 盲導犬もうどうけん
- 輔導ほどう
- 嚮導きょうどう
Example
先生が生徒を導いてくれた。
The teacher guided the students.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)