道みちしるべ

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.