導く

Japanese
Kanji in this term
導
みちび
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Etymology

Likely formed from 道 michi "path" + 引く hiku "to pull/draw" (with hiku -> biku via rendaku), meaning "to pull along a path" -> "to lead/guide".

Verb

導く (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana みちびく, rōmaji michibiku)

  1. guide, conduct
    • 2011, Barack Obama, 中東と北アフリカに関するバラク・オバマの演説, translation of "Remarks by the President on the Middle East and North Africa" by User:Lombroso:
      移 (い)行 (こう)を導 (みちび)くか、さもなくば退陣 (たいじん)するかである。
      Ikō o michibiku ka, samonakuba taijin suru ka de aru.
      He can lead that transition, or get out of the way.

Conjugation
Conjugation of "導く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 導か みちびか michibika
Continuative (連用形) 導き みちびき michibiki
Terminal (終止形) 導く みちびく michibiku
Attributive (連体形) 導く みちびく michibiku
Hypothetical (仮定形) 導け みちびけ michibike
Imperative (命令形) 導け みちびけ michibike
Key constructions
Passive 導かれる みちびかれる michibikareru
Causative 導かせる
導かす		 みちびかせる
みちびかす		 michibikaseru
michibikasu
Potential 導ける みちびける michibikeru
Volitional 導こう みちびこう michibikō
Negative 導かない みちびかない michibikanai
Negative continuative 導かず みちびかず michibikazu
Formal 導きます みちびきます michibikimasu
Perfective 導いた みちびいた michibiita
Conjunctive 導いて みちびいて michibiite
Hypothetical conditional 導けば みちびけば michibikeba
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