指導

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 指導(しどう) means guiding someone by teaching a method or direction.
• Basic usage: It describes helping someone improve sports technique or teaching a newcomer how to use a machine.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Giving and receiving guidance
  • 指導する means to guide or instruct; 指導を受ける means to receive that guidance.
  • In コーチの指導, the person giving guidance comes before の.