先せん導どう

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先導する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	先せん導どうする	先せん導どうしない
Polite	先せん導どうします	先せん導どうしません
Past polite	先せん導どうしました	先せん導どうしませんでした
Past	先せん導どうした	先せん導どうしなかった
Te-form	先せん導どうして	先せん導どうしないで
Desire	先せん導どうしたい	先せん導どうしたくない
Potential	先せん導どうできる	先せん導どうできない
Passive	先せん導どうされる	先せん導どうされない
Causative	先せん導どうさせる	先せん導どうさせない
Causative passive	先せん導どうさせられる	先せん導どうさせられない
Volitional	先せん導どうしよう
Polite volitional	先せん導どうしましょう
Imperative	先せん導どうしろ	先せん導どうするな
Conditional	先せん導どうすれば	先せん導どうしなければ
Tara conditional	先せん導どうしたら	先せん導どうしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

guidance; leadership; leading the way

Refers to the act of guiding or leading a group, movement, or process, often in a formal or organizational context.

彼かれの先せん導どうでプロジェクトは成せい功こうした。
The project succeeded under his leadership.
ツアーガイドが観かん光こう客きゃくを先せん導どうした。
The tour guide led the tourists.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉を先せん導どうするto lead (a group of people)
警察官けいかんがデモ隊たいを先せん導どうした。
The police officer led the demonstration march.
〈人ひと〉の先せん導どうでunder the guidance/leadership of someone
ガイドの先せん導どうで観かん光こう地ちを回まわった。
We toured the sights under the guide's leadership.
先せん導どうを務つとめるto serve as the leader/guide
地じ元もとの消しょう防ぼう団だんが先せん導どうを務つとめた。
The local fire brigade served as the leader of the parade.

Kanji

先before, ahead, previous
導guidance, leading, conduct

Related words· 7

案あん内ないN5
案内 focuses on showing the way or giving information, while 先導 emphasizes actively leading a group from the front.
指し導どうN3
指導 is about instructing or coaching someone's development, whereas 先導 is about physically or symbolically leading a group forward.
誘ゆう導どうN1
誘導 means guiding someone or something toward a goal, often subtly, while 先導 implies visibly leading from the front of a group.
主しゅ導どうN1
主導 refers to taking the initiative or controlling a process, while 先導 specifically means leading a group's movement or direction.

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リードN1
リード often implies taking the initiative in a competitive or informal context, while 先導 is a more formal term for physically guiding or leading, as in a procession.
音おん頭ど
先導 is a general word for leading the way or guiding a group, while 音頭 specifically means leading a chant, toast, or song in a coordinated group activity.
率そっ先せんN1
先導 means physically guiding or leading others (e.g. a procession), while 率先 focuses on being the first to act as an example.

Opposites

追つい随ずい
追随 means following or trailing behind someone, the opposite of 先導, which means leading the way at the front.

Don't confuse with

先せん頭とうN2
先頭 names a position (the front of a line), while 先導 names an action (the act of leading), so they cannot be swapped.

Word family

先せん導どう性せい
leadership; quality of leading
先せん導どう者しゃ
guide; vanguard; leader
先せん導どう車しゃ
lead car; leading car
主しゅ要よう部ぶ先せん導どう型がた
head-initial

Etymology

Compound of 先 (saki, 'ahead') and 導 (michibiku, 'to guide'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with leading or guiding.