← Dictionary
懲
punish · chastise · learn a lesson
N1On: ちょうKun: こらす、こりる、こらしめる
Memory Aid
The character depicts someone *still* (`尚`) with a troubled *heart* (`心`), receiving a *strike* (`支`, like a branch or rod) to `learn a lesson` or be `chastised`.
Vocabulary
懲罰ちょうばつpunishment, penalty
懲りるこりるto learn a lesson (from a mistake), to be punished
懲らしめるこらしめるto chastise, to punish
懲役ちょうえきpenal servitude, imprisonment
懲戒ちょうかいdisciplinary action
Example Sentences
彼は何度言っても懲りない。
No matter how many times he's told, he doesn't learn his lesson.
先生は悪い生徒を懲らしめた。
The teacher chastised the bad student.
その男は懲役十年を言い渡された。
The man was sentenced to ten years of penal servitude.
違反者には厳しい懲罰が科せられる。
Severe punishment will be imposed on offenders.