The kanji 柚 primarily represents the "yuzu" fruit, a citrus fruit similar to a grapefruit. It can also refer to the yuzu tree.

・On-yomi (音読み): ユウ (yuu) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ゆず (yuzu)

⚫︎柚子 Translation: Yuzu (fruit) ⚫︎柚子の木 Translation: Yuzu tree ⚫︎柚子湯 Translation: Yuzu bath (a traditional Japanese custom during the winter solstice)

The kanji 柚 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). The left side is 木 (ki), which means "tree" or "wood," indicating the category of the character. The right side is 由 (yuu), a phonetic component, representing the sound. So, the character's meaning is related to the citrus tree called yuzu, where the phonetic part provides the pronunciation.