導く

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) みちび​く [mìchíbíꜜkù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mʲit͡ɕibʲikɯ̟ᵝ]
  • 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 [mìchíbíꜜkù]
Imperative (命令形) 導け みちび​け [mìchíbíꜜkè]
Key constructions
Passive 導かれる みちびかれ​る [mìchíbíkáréꜜrù]
Causative 導かせる みちびかせ​る [mìchíbíkáséꜜrù]
Potential 導ける みちびけ​る [mìchíbíkéꜜrù]
Volitional 導こう みちびこ​ー [mìchíbíkóꜜò]
Negative 導かない みちびか​ない [mìchíbíkáꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 導かなかった みちびか​なかった [mìchíbíkáꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 導きます みちびきま​す [mìchíbíkímáꜜsù]
Perfective 導いた みちび​いた [mìchíbíꜜìtà]
Conjunctive 導いて みちび​いて [mìchíbíꜜìtè]
Hypothetical conditional 導けば みちび​けば [mìchíbíꜜkèbà]

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. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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