The kanji 諭 primarily conveys the meaning of "to advise," "to instruct," "to admonish," or "to persuade." It implies the act of communicating something to someone, usually with the intention of guiding them, imparting knowledge, or correcting their behavior. The core meaning centers around the idea of explaining or making something clear to another person.

・On-yomi (音読み): ユ (yu) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): さと-す (sato-su)

⚫︎諭告（ゆこく） Translation: Advice; admonition; instruction. ⚫︎諭旨（ゆし） Translation: Admonishment; advice; a statement of the reasons for a decision. ⚫︎諭す（さとす） Translation: To advise; to instruct; to admonish.

The kanji 諭 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). ⚫︎ The phonetic component (音符, おんぷ) is 俞 (yu), which contributes the sound. ⚫︎ The semantic component (意符, いふ) is 言 (言), meaning "speech" or "to speak." ⚫︎ Putting them together, 諭 combines the sound of 俞 with the meaning of 言 to signify "to explain with words" or "to instruct with speech". The character was created to represent the act of speaking to someone in order to advise or give an explanation.