Kanji
諭
N1
16 strokes
Grade 8
freq #1461
rebuke, admonish, charge, warn, persuade
On'yomi (音読み)
ユ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
さと.す
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
教諭
きょうゆ
(licensed) teacher
養護教諭
ようごきょうゆ
school nurse; nurse teacher
諭旨解雇
ゆしかいこ
resignation under instruction; resigning as advised
幼稚園教諭
ようちえんきょうゆ
kindergarten teacher
軍人勅諭
ぐんじんちょくゆ
Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors (1882)
諭旨免職
ゆしめんしょく
resignation under instruction
諭吉
ゆきち
10,000 yen note
訓諭
くんゆ
caution; admonition
告諭
こくゆ
official notice
諭告
ゆこく
admonition; public announcement
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
諭す
さとす
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with
諭し
さとし
guidance; admonition
言い諭す
いいさとす
to explain in an easy-to-understand manner
非を諭す
ひをさとす
to rebuke someone (e.g. for faults)
教え諭す
おしえさとす
to give guidance; to explain clearly
Example sentences
先生（せんせい）は生徒（せいと）たちに不注意（ふちゅうい）を諭（さと）した。
The teacher admonished his pupils for carelessness.