指導
Meaning in Englishguidance, instruction, coaching
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What it means
指導 means the act of guiding, instructing, and directing someone to help them learn, improve, or perform tasks. It encompasses formal teaching as well as ongoing mentoring or supervision across educational, athletic, and workplace contexts, where a more experienced person sets goals, demonstrates methods, and provides feedback to foster development.
Main meanings
- Guidance or instruction given to help someone learn or perform tasks
- Formal leadership or supervision in education, sports, or corporate training
- Coaching or mentoring that supports long-term development rather than a single lesson
How to use it
指導 is used in formal and semi-formal contexts to denote instruction, coaching, or supervision. It combines with する to form 指導する to provide guidance, or with 受ける to denote receiving guidance; common in schools, sports coaching, and corporate training programs, and appears in official terms like 学習指導要領 and 指導計画.
Variants and close terms
- 教育 kyōiku — education
- 指導者 shidōsha — instructor/leader
- 監督 kantoku — supervision
- コーチング kōchingu — coaching
- 導く michibiku — to guide
Composition
- 指: pointing or indicating
- 導: leading or guiding
- Combined meaning: guiding by pointing the way
Etymology
指 points or indicates; 導 leads; together they form the sense of directing someone by pointing the way.
Word class
Noun, suru-verb (名詞, サ変動詞)