導(みちび)く

みちびく
verb (godan)
to guide, to lead
他動詞 transitivemovementcognition
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present導(みちび)く導(みちび)かない
Present polite導(みちび)きます導(みちび)きません
Past導(みちび)いた導(みちび)かなかった
Past polite導(みちび)きました導(みちび)きませんでした
て form導(みちび)いて導(みちび)かなくて
ている present導(みちび)いている導(みちび)いていない
ている polite導(みちび)いています導(みちび)いていません
ている past導(みちび)いていた導(みちび)いていなかった
ている past polite導(みちび)いていました導(みちび)いていませんでした
Conditional ば導(みちび)けば導(みちび)かなければ
Conditional たら導(みちび)いたら導(みちび)かなかったら
Volitional導(みちび)こう—
Volitional polite導(みちび)きましょう—
Potential導(みちび)ける導(みちび)けない
Passive導(みちび)かれる導(みちび)かれない
Causative導(みちび)かせる導(みちび)かせない
Imperative導(みちび)け導(みちび)くな
1. to guide, to lead, to show the way
To guide someone physically or figuratively toward a destination, goal, or outcome. Often implies leading with authority or wisdom.
チームを勝利(しょうり)に導(みちび)く。
To lead the team to victory.
The teacher guided the students in the right direction.
His leadership guided the project to success.
2. to derive, to arrive at (a conclusion or answer)
To reach a conclusion, answer, or result through reasoning, calculation, or investigation.
To derive the answer from a formula.
We derived a conclusion from the experimental data.
Please think logically and derive the correct answer.

Common patterns

In sense 2, 導(みちび)く is often combined with 出(だ)す to form 導(みちび)き出(だ)す (to derive, to work out), which is very common in academic and scientific contexts.

Common collocations

Similar words

案内(あんない)する is to guide in the sense of showing around or giving directions. 率(ひき)いる means to lead or command a group. 導(みちび)く emphasizes guiding toward a positive outcome or correct answer.