Memory phrase for the Kanji: 導
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導 |
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Kanji-Trainer
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Meaning
| guide, conduct, lead
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Pronunciation |
DŌ
michibiku |
Explanation |
Top: way, street 道 (The movement 辶 of heads 首 on the street. [head 首 = eye 目 with bushy eyebrows 丷] ), below: skillful hand 寸 |
Mnemonic
| On this way a skillful hand will guide us.
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Radicals
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辶
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movement | The radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou 廴 |
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首
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head | Also this variation of head is used: 頁 |
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寸
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skillful hand | Image of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. 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". |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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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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