Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 導く(みちびく) in Japanese

導く
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
みちびく
Romaji
michibiku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to guide; to lead; to show the way; to conduct
    Example sentence
    彼女老人部屋に導いた。 She led the old man into the room.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to derive; to deduce
    Example sentence
    彼女私たち努力正しい方向に導いてくれた She steered our efforts in the right direction.

Examples of 導く, みちびく in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
導く
Plain Polite
導きます
Negative
導かない
Negative Polite
導きません

Past

Plain
導いた
Plain Polite
導きました
Negative
導かなかった
Negative Polite
導きませんでした

Te

Plain
導いて
Plain Polite
導きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
導かれる
Plain Polite
導かれます
Negative
導かれない
Negative Polite
導かれません


Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

15 strokes

guidance, leading, conduct, usher

On'Yomi: ドウ

Kun'Yomi: みちび.く

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