The kanji 導: meaning, readings and stroke order

導

Meaning: guide, lead
On reading: ドウ dou
Kun reading: みちび（く） michibiku
Strokes: 15
Radical: 寸 thumb, inch
Level: Level 5 · grade 5

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: dẫn dắt, chỉ dẫn (đạo)
Japanese: みちびく。あんないする。
Korean: 이끌다 (도)
Chinese: 引导、指导 (导)

Readings, words and example sentences

ドウ dou · on reading

指し導どう
guidance, coaching
先生の 指し導どうを受けます。
We get guidance from our teacher.

みちび（く） michibiku · kun reading

導みちびく
to lead, to guide
客を席まで 導みちびきます。
I lead the guests to their seats.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.