instruct

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is ゆ, and the kun reading is さとす. It has 16 strokes and relates to admonishing or instructing.
• Basic usage: 諭す is read さとす, and 教諭 is read きょうゆ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 諭す and 教諭
  • 諭す means to admonish or to reason with. It is a verb read さとす for admonishing or reasoning with someone so they understand what is right.
  • 先生はけんかした生徒を静かに諭した。 means “The teacher quietly admonished the students who had fought.”
  • 教諭 means teacher or schoolteacher. It is a noun read きょうゆ for the position of a schoolteacher.
  • 新しい教諭が朝礼で生徒に挨拶した。 means “The new teacher greeted the students at the morning assembly.”