Memory phrase for the Kanji: 導


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Meaning guide, conduct, lead

Pronunciation


michibiku

Explanation

Top: way, street (The movement of heads on the street. [head = eye with bushy eyebrows ] ), below: skillful hand

Mnemonic


 
On this way a skillful hand will guide us.

Radicals

movementThe radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou
headAlso this variation of head is used:
skillful handImage of a hand forearm and pulse . It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand" and partly also "to measure".
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 Vocabulary

導く みちびく  to be guided, to be shown
導水管 どうすいかん  water pipe​
指導 しどう  leadership, guidance, coaching
主導 しゅどう  main leadership
導入 どうにゅう  introduction, bringing in, leading in
誘導 ゆうどう  leading, guidance, introduction, incitement


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