Kanji

懲

懲

penal, chastise, punish, discipline

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

18 strokes

Radical

心部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

こりる, こらす, こらしめる

Common Readings

チョウ, こ…らしめる, こ…らす, こ…りる

Example sentences

懲りる こりる
一度の失敗で懲りるような人間ではない。

I am not the kind of person who gives up after just one failure.

懲役 ちょうえき
彼はその罪で、懲役三年の判決を言い渡された。

He was sentenced to three years of imprisonment with labor for that crime.

刑 けい
彼は懲役三年の刑に処された。

He was sentenced to three years of imprisonment.

懲戒 ちょうかい
彼は懲戒処分を受けた。

He received a disciplinary punishment.

無期懲役 むきちょうえき
彼は殺人罪で無期懲役を言い渡された。

He was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder.

殺人罪 さつじんざい
彼は殺人罪で無期懲役の判決を受けた。

He was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder.

Example Vocabulary

懲りる

こりる

to learn from a bitter experience; to be discouraged from doing something again

懲罰

ちょうばつ

懲らしめる

こらしめる

性懲りもない

しょうこりもない

懲役

ちょうえき

imprisonment with labor; penal servitude

懲戒免職

ちょうかいめんしょく

懲戒

ちょうかい

disciplinary action; reprimand

勧善懲悪

かんぜんちょうあく

懲り懲り

こりごり

無期懲役

むきちょうえき

life imprisonment; indefinite penal servitude

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