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指導

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

指導 — “guidance, instruction, coaching”

指導 (read しどう) means guidance, instruction, coaching. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

しどう

Meaning

guidance, instruction, coaching

指導 in a sentence

先生せんせいの指導しどうを受うける。

To receive guidance from the teacher.

The kanji in 指導

指finger; to point
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Words that share a kanji with 指導

指ゆび— finger
指輪ゆびわ— ring (finger ring)
指すさす— to point at, to point to, to indicate
目指すめざす— to aim for, to set one's sights on
親指おやゆび— thumb
薬指くすりゆび— ring finger
小指こゆび— little finger, pinky
指定してい— designation, specification, to designate, to specify

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