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道しるべ

道標、 道導

Reading

Kana: みちしるべ
Romaji: michishirube
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

guidepost; signpost

2

guide; manual; handbook

3

tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)

See also: 斑猫

Kanji

Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: ヒョウ、 しるべ、 しるし
Meanings: signpost, seal, mark, stamp, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, target
Readings: ドウ、 みちび.く
Meanings: guidance, leading, conduct, usher

Example Sentences

(かみ)への信頼(しんらい)(うしな)うとは、(みち)しるべを(うしな)うこと。
➥To lose faith in God is to lose your guide.
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それでは、習慣(しゅうかん)人間(にんげん)生活(せいかつ)偉大(いだい)(みち)しるべである。
➥Custom, then, is the great guide of human life.
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