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Kanji Detail for 諭 - "admonish"

諭

  • Meaning

    諭 means "admonish." Also associated with instruct, enlighten.

    1. Admonish - To counsel; to advise.

    2. Instruct - To teach; to educate.

    3. Enlighten - To inform; to make understand.

  • Words using 諭

    • 教諭 きょうゆ Listen (licensed) teacher

  • Tattoo check: 諭

    • Verified meaning: admonish
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さとし, さとる)
    • Also carries these associations: instruct, enlighten

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 諭

    Given names 諭(さとし)Listen 諭(さとる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    rebuke; admonish; charge; warn; persuade

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    proclaim, instruct; edict

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    order (from above)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to proclaim; to instruct; edict

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To announce. Superiors telling inferiors is called 諭. Such as 手諭 (personal instruction), 訓諭 (instruction). | To make understand. Meaning making the meaning clear. Same as 喻.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    yu(ユ) ユ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    sato.su(さと-す) さと-す

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

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    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    admonish instruct enlighten illustrate example internalize absorb understand comprehend persuade advise caution counsel direct educate encourage exhort guide inform mentor recommend suggest teach train tutor

Sentences including 諭

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