導く

みちびく · michibiku · JLPT N1 · verb-godan

to be guided

導 (michibi) = lead/guide; 導く is the verb 'to guide', so being guided is 'to be led by the hand'.

導く is written 導 (guide, lead) plus く, the verb ending. It's the same root as 指導 (shidō, instruction), so think of a guide leading someone along a path.

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