主導(しゅどう)

しゅどう
noun / suru verb
leadership, taking the lead
1. leadership, taking the lead, initiative
Taking a leading role in guiding or directing an activity, project, or process. Often used in organizational, political, or business contexts.
政府(せいふ)主導(しゅどう)の計画(けいかく)だ。
It's a government-led plan.
このプロジェクトは田中(たなか)さんが主導(しゅどう)している。
Tanaka is leading this project.
民間(みんかん)企業(きぎょう)が主導(しゅどう)する技術(ぎじゅつ)開発(かいはつ)が注目(ちゅうもく)を集(あつ)めている。
Technology development led by private companies is attracting attention.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • ～主導(しゅどう)の (led by ~, ~-led)
  • 主導(しゅどう)権(けん) (initiative, leadership)
  • 主導(しゅどう)権(けん)を握(にぎ)る (to seize the initiative)
  • ～が主導(しゅどう)する (to lead, to take the lead in)

Used frequently in news and formal writing. The compound 主導(しゅどう)権(けん) specifically refers to the power or right to lead.

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Related: 主導権(しゅどうけん)
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Added 2026.2.16 16:35 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:42
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