The kanji 諭 primarily conveys the meaning of "to advise," "to teach," "to counsel," or "to instruct." It implies a process of explaining something to someone, often with the aim of helping them understand, guiding them, or correcting their behavior. The core of 諭's meaning involves imparting knowledge or providing guidance.

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

⚫︎諭す Translation: To advise; to instruct; to counsel. ⚫︎諭旨 Translation: Advice; instruction; a direction. ⚫︎諭告 Translation: An official notice; a directive.

The kanji 諭 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). It is composed of two parts: 言 (げん/gon), meaning "speech" or "words," on the left side, which acts as the semantic component (meaning part), and 俞 (ゆ/yu), which is a phonetic component (sound part). 俞 originally meant “to move forward”. When combined, they create 諭 (yu), representing the act of conveying or explaining through speech. The phonetic element gives the sound and the semantic element gives the meaning of communication.