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KANJI

導

15 strokes

READINGS

KUN 訓

みちびく

ON 音

ドウ

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:	寸 Radical name: すん
Meaning:	Guidance, leading, conduct, usher
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 350 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	指導(しどう)	leadership, guidance, coaching
N1	主導(しゅどう)	main leadership
N1	導入(どうにゅう)	introduction, bringing in, leading in
N1	導(みちび)く	to be guided, to be shown
N1	誘導(ゆうどう)	guidance, leading, induction, introduction, incitement, inducement

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