guidance, leading, conduct, usher
導 centers on showing the way: guiding, leading, or conducting someone along a path. The less common sense of ushering is a natural application of that same idea of directing movement.
導 combines 道 (path, way) with 寸 (hand), suggesting a hand guiding someone along a path. The modern form preserves this structure clearly.
The top part is 道 (path), and the bottom is 寸 (hand). Picture a hand gently guiding someone along the right path.
For ドウ, imagine a guide saying 'Dō it this way' while pointing down the path: Dō -> ドウ.
introduction; bringing in; installation; setting up; importation
guidance; leadership; instruction; direction; coaching
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to conduct
leadership; initiative; spearhead
guidance; guide
guidance
semiconductor
guidance; leadership; leading the way
conduction (of heat or electricity); transmission (of light or sound)
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony
derivative
guide dog; seeing-eye dog
guidance; direction; leading
conducting wire
last words recited to the newly departed; requiem
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
derivation; drawing (a conclusion)
conductor (of heat or electricity)
conduit; pipe; duct