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1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 案 has 10 strokes and appears in words for proposals and ideas.
• Basic usage: 案（あん） means a proposal or idea; 案内（あんない） means guidance.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Specifying a proposal's content
  • 公園に本棚を置くという案 is a proposal to put a bookshelf in a park.
  • The content before という explains what the proposal is.
• The route of guidance
  • In 駅から会場まで友達を案内しました, someone guided a friend from the station to the venue.
  • から marks the starting point, and まで marks the end of the route covered.