懲

penal, chastise, punish, discipline

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

チョウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

こ.らしめるこ.らすこ.りる

Stroke Order

18 / 18

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:18

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1303

Vocabulary

チョウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
懲戒	チョウカイ	discipline; punishment; reprimand
懲罰	チョウバツ	discipline; punishment; reprimand
懲役	チョウエキ	penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
勧善懲悪	カンゼンチョウアク	rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
懲罰委員会	チョウバツイインカイ	disciplinary committee

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
懲りる	こりる	to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
懲らしめ	こらしめ	chastisement
懲らしめる	こらしめる	to chastise; to punish; to discipline
懲らす	こらす	to chastise; to punish; to discipline
懲り懲り	こりごり	having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience

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