This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ドウ、みちび.く
Romaji: dou, michibi.ku
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Name Reading

Kana: みち
Romaji: michi
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Meanings

guidance, leading, conduct, usher

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  41
Frequency:  354
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  2-12-3
Korean Reading:  do
Chinese Reading:  dao4
Unicode:  5c0e
JIS:  4633

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2888
Nelson Index: 1354
New Nelson Index: 1388
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5c9.3
Four Corner Index: 3834.3
Guide to Remembering Index: 759
Gakken Index: 524
Japanese Names Index: 2413
Daikanwanjiten Index: 7463P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0045
Remembering the kanji Index: 278
Kanji Flashcards Index: 481
Kodansha Compact Index: 510
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 782
Kanji in Context Index: 480
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1845
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2509
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 284
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 296
Essential Kanji Index: 755
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3587
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 948
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 684
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 810

Words

(しるべ)
guidance; guide
導入 (どうにゅう)
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
導く (みちびく)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to conduct; to derive; to deduce
半導体 (はんどうたい)
semiconductor; solid-state
教導 (きょうどう)
instruction; teaching
指導 (しどう)
leadership; guidance; coaching; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
誘導 (ゆうどう)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
主導 (しゅどう)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
伝導 (でんどう)
conduction; transmission
先導 (せんどう)
guidance; leadership
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