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How to say 'Guidance' in Japanese | 案内

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The Japanese word for Guidance is 'Annai', written as 案内 in Japanese.'Guidance' in hiragana is あんない.

    word

    案内

    Meaning

    Guidance

    Reading

    あんない

    annai

    Kanji

    案Plan, Proposal 内Inside

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '案内 (あんない)' primarily means 'guidance' or 'information'. It is commonly used to refer to the act of guiding someone, providing directions, or offering information about a place, event, or procedure. For example: I will guide you to the station「駅まで案内します」(えきまであんないします). Please check the event information「イベントの案内を確認してください」(イベントのあんないをかくにんしてください). It can also be used in contexts like invitations or announcements, such as 'tour guide' (観光案内, かんこうあんない) or 'information desk' (案内所, あんないじょ). The word carries a polite and formal tone, often used in professional or service-oriented settings.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    1434

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 案内

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    案

    Meaning

    Plan, Proposal

  • kanji

    内

    Meaning

    Inside

Words Related to 案内 Through the Kanji 案

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 案 as well.

  • word

    提案

    Meaning

    Proposal

  • word

    案

    Meaning

    Plan

  • word

    案外

    Meaning

    Unexpectedly

  • word

    案の定

    Meaning

    Expectedly

  • word

    答案

    Meaning

    Answer, Test paper

Words Related to 案内 Through the Kanji 内

These 22 Words contain the Kanji 内 as well.

  • word

    内

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    内容

    Meaning

    Content

  • word

    家内

    Meaning

    Wife

  • word

    国内

    Meaning

    Domestic

  • word

    内部

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    内閣

    Meaning

    Cabinet

  • word

    市内

    Meaning

    City

  • word

    以内

    Meaning

    Within

  • word

    内側

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    室内

    Meaning

    Indoors

  • word

    社内

    Meaning

    In company

  • word

    その内

    Meaning

    Soon

  • word

    体内

    Meaning

    Inside body

  • word

    都内

    Meaning

    Tokyo

  • word

    内面

    Meaning

    Inside, Inner

  • word

    内科

    Meaning

    Internal medicine

  • word

    内臓

    Meaning

    Internal organs

  • word

    境内

    Meaning

    Precincts

  • word

    内陸

    Meaning

    Inland

  • word

    内緒

    Meaning

    Secret

  • word

    内心

    Meaning

    Innermost

  • word

    内外

    Meaning

    Inside outside, Domestic foreign

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'Annai' means 'Guidance' .

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