導 — guidance, leading, conduct

どう導 guidance

Grade 5 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 15 strokes

U+5C0E Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #354 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #296 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

guidance
leading
conduct
usher

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とう・どう tou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

導(どう) dou guidance 指(し) 導(どう) shidou guidance 導(どう) 入(にゅう) dounyuu introduction 主(しゅ) 導(どう) shudou leadership 半(はん) 導(どう) 体(たい) handoutai semiconductor 伝(でん) 導(どう) dendou conduction 先(せん) 導(どう) sendou guidance 誘(ゆう) 導(どう) yuudou guidance

みちび michibi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

導(みちび) く michibiku to lead 導(みちび) き出す(だ) michibikidasu to derive

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みち道 road

すん寸 inch #41

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導 — guidance, leading, conduct

Meanings

word

とう・どう tou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

みちび michibi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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導 — guidance, leading, conduct

Meanings

word

とう ・どう tou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

みちび michibi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

とう・どう tou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).