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諭

rebuke, admonish, charge, warn, persuade

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes16

Readings

On'yomi

  • ユ

Kun'yomi

  • さと.す

Nanori

  • ゆう

Meaning

諭 centers on using words to guide someone toward better understanding or behavior: admonishing, warning, or persuading with instructive intent.

Most common words using 諭

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  • 教諭きょうゆ
    N1

    (licensed) teacher

  • 諭吉ゆきち

    10,000 yen note

  • 諭しさとし

    guidance; admonition

  • 諭すさとす

    to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish; to warn (against doing)

  • 養護教諭ようごきょうゆ

    school nurse; nurse teacher; health teacher

  • 上諭じょうゆ

    imperial edict

  • 助教諭じょきょうゆ

    assistant or associate professor

  • 勅諭ちょくゆ

    imperial instructions

  • 告諭こくゆ

    official notice

  • 幼稚園教諭ようちえんきょうゆ

    kindergarten teacher

  • 教え諭すおしえさとす

    to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach

  • 言い諭すいいさとす

    to explain in an easy-to-understand manner

  • 訓諭くんゆ

    caution; admonition; warning

  • 説諭せつゆ

    persuasion; convincing

  • 諭告ゆこく

    admonition; public announcement

  • 諭旨ゆし

    official suggestion (esp. to resign from one's job); official advice; official instruction

  • 諭旨免職ゆしめんしょく

    resignation under instruction

  • 諭旨解雇ゆしかいこ

    resignation under instruction; resigning as advised

  • 諭示ゆし

    admonition; injunction; instruction; message

  • 軍人勅諭ぐんじんちょくゆ

    Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors (1882)

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Etymology

諭 combines 言 (speech) with 俞, which likely contributes the sound and carries a sense of conveying or leading to understanding. The exact historical development of 俞 is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is 言 (words), and the right side 俞 looks like a person being guided. Imagine using careful words to lead someone away from a mistake: you admonish and persuade them.

Reading mnemonic

For ユ, picture you giving a gentle warning: you -> ユ, and your words 言 on the left help persuade the person on the right.