Keyword
punish and teach a lesson
- penal
- chastise
- punish
- discipline
- Frequency
- #1303
- Strokes
- 18
- Grade
- 8
- JLPT (old)
- N1
- Heisig
- 953
Readings
チョウ80%
こ20%
Mnemonic
A sign flashes before the heart of the naughty boy, and his mother lays down the law to punish and teach a lesson.
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Used in vocabulary
懲りる
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)
Ichidan verb