Refers to the act of guiding, leading, or showing the way, often in a spiritual, educational, or directional sense. Commonly used in phrases like 神の導き (divine guidance) or 先生の導き (teacher's guidance).
Thanks to his teacher's guidance, he was able to graduate safely.
He followed that path under his mentor's guidance.
I believe in divine guidance.
She continued her journey, following divine guidance.
Many people attained enlightenment after receiving that monk's guidance.
手引き usually refers to a concrete guide or manual that leads someone step by step, whereas 導き is more abstract and can describe unseen guidance like fate or a mentor's influence.
導き means guidance or leading, while 導入 means the introduction of something new (like a system or technology), despite sharing the kanji 導.
Noun form of the verb 導く (みちびく), which is a compound of 道 (みち, 'path') and 引く (ひく, 'to pull'), literally 'to pull along a path'.