The kanji 宥 primarily conveys the meaning of "to forgive," "to pardon," "to appease," or "to console." It implies a softening of judgment, offering leniency, or bringing about peace. It often refers to forgiving someone's mistakes or soothing their feelings.

・On-yomi (音読み): ゆう (yū) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ゆる（す） (yuru(su)) - to forgive, to pardon

⚫︎ 宥恕(ゆうじょ) Translation: Forgiveness; pardon; clemency. ⚫︎ 宥める(なだめる) Translation: To soothe; to appease; to calm. ⚫︎ 罪を宥す(つみ を ゆるす) Translation: To pardon a crime.

The kanji 宥 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字 - keisei moji). The left side is the radical 宀(うかんむり - ukanmuri), which often relates to something related to a house or covering, and the right side is 有(ゆう - yū), meaning "to have" or "to possess." The combination suggests the idea of "having" or "possessing" something like forgiveness or understanding, as if sheltering someone under a roof, extending mercy.