道みちしるべ

noun

guidepost; signpost; road sign

A physical marker along a road or path that shows the way.

• 山やま道みちには所ところ々どころに道みちしるべが立たっている。

  Guideposts stand here and there along the mountain path.

noun

guide; manual; handbook

Figurative use: something that provides guidance or direction, like a manual or a guiding principle.

• この本ほんは初しょ心しん者しゃにとって良よい道みちしるべになる。

  This book serves as a good guide for beginners.

noun

Japanese tiger beetle; tiger beetle (Cicindela japonica)

Entomological term; specifically refers to the Japanese tiger beetle. Rare outside specialist contexts.

See also: ハンミョウ

• 道みちしるべは、道みち案あん内ないをするように飛とぶ小ちいさな甲こう虫ちゅうです。

  道しるべ is a small beetle that flies as if guiding the way.