諭す

さとす

to admonish, to persuade

What does 諭す mean?

諭す is a Japanese verb meaning to admonish, to persuade in English. It is written as 諭す in kanji, さとす in hiragana, and satosu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

先生は生徒たちに不注意をした。

The teacher admonished his pupils for carelessness.