JLPT N1 · 16 strokes

Kanji 諭: "rebuke, admonish, charge"

The kanji 諭 means "rebuke, admonish, charge, warn, persuade". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ユ in on'yomi and さと.す in kun'yomi.

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Stroke order

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Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)

Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Meaningrebuke, admonish, charge, warn, persuade
Strokes16
JLPT levelN1
Taught in Japansecondary school
Frequency rank1461 of 2,501

Common words with 諭

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

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