ガイド

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ガイドする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to a person who leads or shows the way, or the act of guiding. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to guide'.

A book or pamphlet that provides information for travelers or users.

guide ring; fishing rod guide

A small ring on a fishing rod through which the line is passed. Domain-specific fishing term.

〈人ひと〉をガイドするto guide someone (show them around)
彼かれは観かん光こう客きゃくを京きょう都との名めい所しょへガイドした。
He guided the tourists to famous sites in Kyoto.
ガイドを読よむto read a guidebook
旅りょ行こう前まえにガイドを読よんでおいた。
I read the guidebook before the trip.
ガイドに従したがうto follow a guide's instructions
ガイドの指し示じに従したがってください。
Please follow the guide's instructions.
ガイドを雇やとうto hire a guide
旅りょ行こう会がい社しゃでガイドを雇やとった。
We hired a guide through the travel agency.

案あん内ないN5sense 1
案内 is a native Japanese word for guiding or showing someone around, often in formal or everyday contexts, while ガイド is a loanword with a more casual, modern feel and often implies a professional tour guide.
案あん内ない書しょ sense 2
案内書 is the native-Japanese term for an informational booklet, while ガイド (as guidebook) is the more casual loanword used for the same kind of publication.
手て引びきN1sense 1
手引き stresses hands-on instructional guidance or a how-to manual, whereas ガイド is broader and can mean a person, book, or object that guides.
ナビゲーター
ガイド typically refers to a tour guide who explains and leads visitors, while ナビゲーター emphasizes plotting or directing a course, as in rallying or navigation devices.
ハウツー
ガイド can refer to a guide in a broader sense (including a person or tourist guide), while ハウツー specifically means practical instructions for doing something.

ガイ
ガイド means "guide" (a person or booklet that leads/explains), while ガイ means "guy"; the two katakana words look and sound similar but are unrelated in meaning.
ガイドブックN3
ガイド usually means a person who guides tourists, while ガイドブック is the printed guide itself, not a person.

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

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Loanword from English 'guide'.