手引き・手引|てびきtebiki[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Which spelling to use
手引き手引き is the most common spelling and the recommended choice for beginners; use this kanji-and-kana form when writing the word.
手引手引 is a less common kanji-only variant of 手引き. It can be recognized as the same word, but 手引き is the better choice for beginners.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbguidance; lead; acting as guide; giving assistance
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbintroduction; good offices; influence; connections
- nounguide; primer; guidebook; handbook; manual
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 手引きする（てびきする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 手引きします（てびきします） |
| Negative (nai) | 手引きしない（てびきしない） |
| polite (masen) | 手引きしません（てびきしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 手引きせず・手引きせぬ（てびきせず・てびきせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 手引きした（てびきした） |
| polite (mashita) | 手引きしました（てびきしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 手引きしなかった（てびきしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 手引きしませんでした（てびきしませんでした） |
| Te form | 手引きして（てびきして） |
| Potential | 手引きできる（てびきできる） |
| Passive | 手引きされる（てびきされる） |
| Causative | 手引きさせる（てびきさせる） |
| Causative passive | 手引きさせられる（てびきさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 手引きすれば（てびきすれば） |
| tara | 手引きしたら（てびきしたら） |
| Volitional | 手引きしよう（てびきしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 手引きしましょう（てびきしましょう） |
| Imperative | 手引きしろ（てびきしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym案内あんないNeutralLeading the way or showing someone around, also notices, as in 「ご案内します」; 「手引き」 centers on introductory guidance and manuals.
- SynonymガイダンスNeutralLoanword for explaining procedures to first-timers, e.g. school orientation; 「手引き」 centers on introductory manuals and guidance.
- Synonym導きみちびきNeutralA noun for guidance with a spiritual shade, e.g. 「神の導き」; 「手引き」 is more practical.
- SynonymガイドNeutralLoanword for a tour guide or guidebook; 「手引き」 centers on introductory guidance.
- SynonymマニュアルNeutralLoanword for an operation manual or work procedures, very common today; 「手引き」 also means a manual, plus guiding and helping someone slip in.
- Synonym指導しどうNeutralTeaching or instruction, one-off or long-term; 「手引き」 centers on introductory guidance.
- Synonym導くみちびくNeutralA verb meaning to guide or lead; 「手引き」 is a noun.
- Synonym入門にゅうもんNeutralBecoming a pupil or starting a discipline, also a primer; 「手引き」 centers on guidance.
- Synonym誘導ゆうどうNeutralSteering crowds or coaxing answers, e.g. 「誘導尋問」; 「手引き」 centers on introductory guidance.
- Synonym手引書てびきしょNeutralAn introductory guidebook; matches the manual sense of 「手引き」 but is explicitly a book.
- Related案内書あんないしょNeutralA book introducing tourist spots or facilities; 「手引き」 centers on introductory, hands-on guidance.
- Related先導せんどうNeutralLeading the way from the front; 「手引き」 centers on introductory guidance and manuals.
- Related説明書せつめいしょNeutralInstructions for a product; 「手引き」 centers on introductory guidance.
- Related教本きょうほんNeutralA textbook or teaching material; 「手引き」 centers on introductory guidance.
- Related教則本きょうそくぼんNeutralA practice book for learning an instrument or art; 「手引き」 is broader.
- RelatedガイドブックNeutralLoanword for a travel guidebook; 「手引き」 centers on introductory, hands-on guidance.
- Related手ほどきてほどきNeutralHands-on teaching of the basics, e.g. 「ピアノの手ほどき」; 「手引き」 also covers manuals, guiding the way and helping someone slip in.
- Related道しるべみちしるべNeutralA signpost, figuratively a guide; 「手引き」 centers on introductory manuals and guidance.
- Related便覧びんらんWrittenWritten/formal: a compact reference handbook, e.g. 「学生便覧」; 「手引き」 is more common and can also mean guiding the way.
- Related取扱説明書とりあつかいせつめいしょNeutralA product's user manual; 「手引き」 centers on introductory guidance.
- Related嚮導きょうどうWrittenWritten and old-fashioned, for a guide or leading the way; in everyday speech say 「案内」.
- Related解説書かいせつしょNeutralA book with detailed explanations of how something works; 「手引き」 centers on introductory guidance.
「手引き」 covers introductory guidance, manuals and handbooks, and secretly guiding someone in as an inside helper. For hands-on teaching of the basics choose 「手ほどき」; for showing someone around, 「案内」; for an operation manual, 「マニュアル」; for product instructions, 「説明書」; for a travel guide, 「ガイドブック」. Book words like 「教本」「解説書」「手引書」 name specific kinds of books, while 「先導」「誘導」「導く」 are about leading or steering rather than introductory help.
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