道しるべ

みちしるべ

Also written 道標, 道導

Meanings

1. Noun guidepost; signpost
2. guide; manual; handbook
3. tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica) See also: ハンミョウ.

Kanji

• 道 road. Read as みち.

Example sentences

• それでは、習慣は人間生活の偉大な道しるべである。
  Custom, then, is the great guide of human life.

Common phrases

• 道しるべになる

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