JapanLingo

指導しどう

shidou

guidance / coaching

N3

How to remember this word

When you meet 指導 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “guidance” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.

Example sentences

Example 1

senpai ga shinjin o shidou shiteimasu.

A senior employee is coaching the new hire.

Example 2

teinei ni shidou shite moratta okage de, hayaku shigoto o oboemashita.

Thanks to the careful coaching I received, I learned the job quickly.