誘導|ゆうどうyuudou[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbguidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
    水先案内人みずさきあんないにんは船ふねを港みなとに誘導ゆうどうする。↗
    A pilot guides the ship toward the port.
Conjugation
Dictionary form誘導する(ゆうどうする)
Polite (masu)誘導します(ゆうどうします)
Negative (nai)誘導しない(ゆうどうしない)
polite (masen)誘導しません(ゆうどうしません)
classical zu / nu誘導せず・誘導せぬ(ゆうどうせず・ゆうどうせぬ)
Past (ta)誘導した(ゆうどうした)
polite (mashita)誘導しました(ゆうどうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)誘導しなかった(ゆうどうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)誘導しませんでした(ゆうどうしませんでした)
Te form誘導して(ゆうどうして)
Potential誘導できる(ゆうどうできる)
Passive誘導される(ゆうどうされる)
Causative誘導させる(ゆうどうさせる)
Causative passive誘導させられる(ゆうどうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)誘導すれば(ゆうどうすれば)
tara誘導したら(ゆうどうしたら)
Volitional誘導しよう(ゆうどうしよう)
polite (mashou)誘導しましょう(ゆうどうしましょう)
Imperative誘導しろ(ゆうどうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym手引きてびきNeutralNoun for guiding or helping someone along, also an introductory manual; stresses assistance, while 「誘導」 stresses steering people to a specific place or conclusion.
  • Synonym案内あんないNeutralNoun for showing someone the way or introducing them, as in 「道を案内する」; common in everyday speech.
  • Synonym先導せんどうWrittenFormal written word for going ahead and leading the way; stresses being at the front, like a police car clearing the way.
  • SynonymガイドNeutralLoanword for a (tour) guide or guidebook; very common in everyday speech.
  • Synonym道案内みちあんないNeutralNoun for showing people the way, on roads, at stations or inside buildings, as in 「道案内の看板」.
  • Synonym導きみちびきNeutralNoun for guidance or enlightenment with a spiritual coloring, as in 「神の導き」.
  • RelatedガイダンスNeutralLoanword for orientation-style briefing sessions at school or work; stresses careful explanation and instruction.
  • Related導くみちびくNeutralVerb for guiding or leading someone or something; stresses pointing the way forward, as in 「成功に導く」.
  • Related指導しどうNeutralNoun for instruction, teaching or coaching; stresses developing the person being taught, as in 「部活の指導」.
  • Antonym放任ほうにんWrittenFormal written word for leaving someone to their own devices; the opposite of 「誘導」, which deliberately steers.

Use 「誘導」 for steering people or vehicles to a particular place or conclusion, as in 「避難誘導」 or 「誘導尋問」. For simply showing the way use 「案内」 or 「道案内」; for going ahead and leading, 「先導」; for spiritual guidance, 「導き」; for teaching, 「指導」. 「放任」 is the opposite: leaving things alone.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 目的もくてきの場所ばしょ・状態じょうたいへ導みちびくこと。そのための方法ほうほうや仕掛しかけ。
  2. (発生はっせい生物学せいぶつがく)発生はっせいにおいて、胚はいのある部位ぶいが別べつの部位ぶいの分化ぶんかの方向ほうこうに影響えいきょうを与あたえること。
  3. 電気でんき・磁気じきがその電場でんじょう・磁場じばにある物体ぶったいに作用さようを及およぼすこと。
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