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Hiragana - pronunciation and writing
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Kanji - grades 1-6 (教育漢字 Kyōiku kanji)
Vocabulary - nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives
 
Kanji Grade 5 - 導

Kanji character Grade 5 導. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 5 - 導
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guidance, leading, conduct, usher
Kun: みちび.く
On: ドウ
15 strokes
Radical: thumb, inch 寸
Parts: 并 込 寸 自 首
 
Onyomi
導入 【ドウニュウ】 introduction, bringing in, leading in, installation
導火線 【ドウカセン】 fuse
超伝導 【チョウデンドウ】 superconductivity, super-conductivity
主導 【シュドウ】 leadership, initiative, spearhead
 
Kunyomi
導く 【みちびく】 to guide, to lead, to show the way, to conduct, to derive, to deduce