ガイドgaido

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbguide; tour guide; conductor; guiding; leading
   ガイドが私わたしたちをホテルまで案内あんないしてくれた。↗

   The guide led us to the hotel.
2. nounguidebook
3. noun, fishingguide (on a fishing rod); guide ring

• Synonym手引きてびきNeutralLeading someone by the hand or helping them get started; also an introductory manual or connections. 「ガイド」 usually means a tour guide or guidebook.
• Synonym案内あんないNeutralShowing the way, explaining things, or notifying; the most common everyday word, as in 「道を案内する」. 「ガイド」 usually means a professional tour guide.
• Synonym先導せんどうWrittenWritten/formal: leading from the front, like the lead car of a convoy; stresses going ahead to open the way, while 「ガイド」 stresses explaining as you guide.
• Synonym手引書てびきしょNeutralAn introductory handbook or how-to manual; refers only to written material and leans formal, while 「ガイド」 can also mean a person.
• Synonym入門にゅうもんNeutralStarting to learn a subject; also becoming a pupil or an introductory reader. Stresses beginning study, while 「ガイド」 stresses guiding and introducing.
• Synonym道案内みちあんないNeutralGuiding someone unfamiliar with or lost on the roads; also a signpost. Limited to directions, while 「ガイド」 is broader and includes commentary.
• Synonym案内書あんないしょNeutralA book introducing a subject's basics or a region's sights, i.e. a travel guide; leans toward written style. In speech people usually say 「ガイドブック」.
• Synonym導きみちびきNeutralGuidance, often with a spiritual or religious nuance, as in 「神の導き」; 「ガイド」 is about concretely showing people around and explaining.
• SynonymガイドブックNeutralA loanword for travel guides and similar booklets, as in 「旅行ガイドブック」; 「ガイド」 can also refer to a person.
• Synonym誘導ゆうどうNeutralSteering people or things to a destination or state, as in 「避難誘導」; 「ガイド」 stresses explaining while accompanying.
• Synonym便覧びんらんWrittenWritten/formal: a compact handbook arranged for quick reference, as in 「学生便覧」; never means a tour guide.
• Synonym指南書しなんしょWrittenWritten/formal: a book explaining how to do something; in everyday speech people say 「マニュアル」 or 「ガイドブック」.
• RelatedガイダンスNeutralA loanword for orientation for newcomers, as at school entrance or in 「音声ガイダンス」; 「ガイド」 stresses showing people around.
• Related指導しどうNeutralTeaching and training with an eye to developing someone, as in 「学生を指導する」; 「ガイド」 stresses escorting and introducing.
• Related指示しじNeutralConcrete instructions or orders on how to do something; 「ガイド」 is about leading and introducing and carries no sense of command.
• Related引き回しひきまわしWrittenWritten/formal: taking someone around and looking after them; also the Edo-period parading of a condemned criminal. Rare today; for showing the way say 「案内」.
• Related道しるべみちしるべNeutralA roadside signpost showing direction or distance; figuratively anything pointing the way, as in 「人生の道しるべ」. 「ガイド」 usually means a guide or guidebook.
• Related嚮導きょうどうWrittenWritten/formal and now rare: leading from the front, or the person doing so. In daily speech say 「案内」 or 「先導」.

Use 「ガイド」 for a tour guide, guide, or guidebook. 「案内」 is the everyday word for showing someone around. For guidebooks say 「ガイドブック」; 「手引書」 is a manual, 「案内書」 its written-style equivalent. 「道しるべ」 is a signpost, 「ガイダンス」 an orientation, 「指導」 teaching, 「誘導」 steering people somewhere, 「指示」 instructions. 「手引き」 is hands-on help or a primer, 「先導」 leading from the front, 「導き」 often spiritual, 「道案内」 road guidance, 「入門」 starting a subject, 「便覧」 and 「指南書」 formal reference books, 「引き回し」 and 「嚮導」 rare today.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 案内人あんないにん。
2. 手引てびき。
3. 目印めじるし。