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諭

諭 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 教え告げて悟らせる。
  2. 比喩。
  3. 官から人民へ言い聞かすこと。触れ示す文書。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「言」+音符「兪」。「さとす」を意味する漢語｛諭｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

rebuke, admonish, charge, warn, persuade

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ユJHS
Kun (native)
  • さと(す)JHS
Nanori (used in names)
  • ゆう
Other languages
  • 拼音yu4
  • 한글yu
  • Hán-ViệtDụ

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
16 strokes
Radical
言(げん)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+8AED

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰言俞

Words using this kanji

  • 諭すさとすさとすを参照。to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.), to reason with, to advise, to try to persuade
  • 諭しさとしguidance, admonition
  • 諭旨ゆしそうすることが身の為である理由を言い聞かせること。official suggestion (esp. to resign from one's job), official advice, official instruction
  • 諭示ゆし文書または口頭で通達すること。admonition, injunction, instruction, message
  • 諭告ゆこく口頭により上意を諭し、告げること。admonition, public announcement
  • 諭吉ゆきち一万円紙幣。10,000 yen note
  • 諭旨免職ゆしめんしょく公務員で趣旨を諭し告げて辞職を申し出させて職を免ずること。resignation under instruction
  • 諭旨解雇ゆしかいこ使用者が労働者（従業員）に対しその労働者に重大な規律違反などがあった場合に趣旨を諭し告げて退職を申し出させてその身分を解くこと。resignation under instruction, resigning as advised

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-7-9
Four Corner
0862.1
Spahn–Hadamitzky
7a9.13
Heisig
376
Nelson
4411