導く

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Japanese

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

Etymology

Likely formed from 道(みち) (michi, “path”) + 引(ひ)く (hiku, “to pull; to draw”, rendaku form 引(び)く (biku)), meaning "to pull along a path" -> "to lead/guide".

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「導く」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		導く みちびく
Imperative (命令形) 導け みちびけ
Key constructions
Passive 導かれる みちびかれる
Causative 導かせる みちびかせる
Potential 導ける みちびける
Volitional 導こう みちびこー
Negative 導かない みちびかない
Negative perfective 導かなかった みちびかなかった
Formal 導きます みちびきます
Perfective 導いた みちびいた
Conjunctive 導いて みちびいて
Hypothetical conditional 導けば みちびけば

Verb

導(みちび)く • (michibiku) transitive godan (stem 導(みちび)き (michibiki), past 導(みちび)いた (michibiita))

  1. to guide, to conduct

Conjugation

Conjugation of "導く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 導か みちびか michibika
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 導き みちびき michibiki
Shūshikei ("terminal") 導く みちびく michibiku
Rentaikei ("attributive") 導く みちびく michibiku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 導け みちびけ michibike
Meireikei ("imperative") 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

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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