指導|しどうshidou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbguidance; leadership; instruction; direction; coaching
   彼女かのじょはその党とうの指導しどう的てき任務にんむにつくことを承認しょうにんした。↗

   She has consented to take the leadership of the party.
2. noun, martial artsshido (minor penalty in judo)

• Synonym手引きてびきNeutralNeutral. Leading a beginner by the hand or an introductory guide; also secretly helping someone in, as in 「内部の手引き」. More about showing the way than teaching.
• Synonym指南しなんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Teaching an art or skill, as in 「剣術を指南する」; has an old-fashioned air, and today mostly appears in 「指南書」.
• Synonym教示きょうじFormalFormal. Instructing or informing, as in 「ご教示ください」; shows respect to the party providing the knowledge, so common when asking for it.
• SynonymコーチNeutralNeutral loanword. Coaching in sport and similar fields, or the coach; also a lecturer at training courses. 「指導」 covers much more ground.
• Synonym教えおしえNeutralNeutral noun for what is taught: teachings or doctrine handed down, as in 「先生の教え」 or 「仏の教え」. Focuses on the content, not the act of guiding.
• SynonymガイダンスNeutralNeutral loanword. An orientation session that carefully explains how to do something for the first time, as in 「新入生ガイダンス」.
• Synonym教育きょういくNeutralNeutral. Education and cultivation in the broadest sense, as in 「学校教育」. Systematic nurturing of knowledge and character; the widest-ranging of these words.
• Synonym仕込むしこむCasualColloquial. To drill or train someone thoroughly in a skill, as in 「芸を仕込む」. Hands-on, repeated training rather than general guidance.
• Related助言じょげんNeutralNeutral. Advice given from alongside, as in 「助言を求める」. About offering suggestions to someone struggling, not systematic instruction.
• Related指揮しきFormalFormal. Commanding and directing a group by giving orders, as in 「部隊を指揮する」. About command and orders, not teaching.
• Related主導しゅどうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Taking the lead at the centre of things, as in 「政府主導の改革」. About spearheading a project, not instructing.
• Related先導せんどうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Going ahead and leading the way, as in 「パトカーが先導する」, or figuratively taking the lead. Leading from the front rather than teaching.
• Related教えるおしえるNeutralNeutral verb. Teaching knowledge or skills, as in 「数学を教える」, or just telling someone something; more everyday and colloquial than 「指導」.
• Related言いつけるいいつけるCasualColloquial. To tell or order someone to do something; also to tattle to a superior, as in 「先生に言いつける」. Ordering, not the teaching that 「指導」 implies.
• RelatedマネジメントWrittenWritten/formal prose loanword. Management: running and supervising an organization. About operations, not teaching people.
• Related監督かんとくNeutralNeutral. Supervising and directing people, or the manager of a team, as in 「野球の監督」, which includes instructing its members. Stresses overall command of the team.
• Related教授きょうじゅFormalFormal. Teaching academic subjects or skills; also the title of a university professor. 「指導」 is the more common word for teaching.
• Related指示しじNeutralNeutral. Instructions or orders giving specific requirements, as in 「上司の指示に従う」. About telling exactly what to do, not guiding over time.
• Related指図さしずNeutralNeutral. Orders and directions, as in 「人の指図は受けない」. Carries a bossy, coercive tone that 「指導」 does not.
• Related統率とうそつFormalFormal. Taking command of and leading a group, as in 「統率力」. About holding a group together under your leadership.
• Related示教しきょうFormalFormal. Teaching by showing concretely how something is done. Rare; 「指導」 is the usual word.
• RelatedエデュケーションFormalFormal loanword for education. Very rare; say 「教育」 in everyday speech.

For guidance or teaching in general, 「指導」 is the default. Use 「コーチ」 for sports and technical coaching, 「助言」 for giving advice, 「指示」 or 「指図」 for issuing orders, 「指揮」 or 「統率」 for commanding a group, and 「教育」 for systematic education. Among the rest, 「教える」 is the everyday verb for teaching or telling, 「教え」 names the teachings themselves, 「ガイダンス」 is an orientation, and 「監督」 a supervisor or team manager.

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

1. 教え導おしえみちびくこと。
2. 組織そしきを指揮しきし、目的もくてきに向むかって導みちびくこと。
3. 人ひとの不適切ふてきせつな言動げんどうなどに対たいし、叱責しっせきや説諭せつゆなどを行おこない反省はんせいをうながすこと。