Moto 懲: Penal; Chastise; PunishKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- チョウ
- Kun'yomi
- こ(りる)、こ(らす)、こ(らしめる)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 41 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (チョウ)
- 懲役ちょうえきpenal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
- 懲戒ちょうかいdiscipline; punishment
- 懲罰ちょうばつdiscipline; punishment
- 勧善懲悪かんぜんちょうあくrewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
- 懲罰委員会ちょうばついいんかいdisciplinary committee
- 勧善懲悪劇かんぜんちょうあくげきmorality play
- 勧善懲悪小説かんぜんちょうあくしょうせつ(Edo-period) didactic novel or fiction
- 勧懲かんちょうrewarding good and punishing evil
- 懲役刑ちょうえきけいjail sentence; imprisonment
- 懲悪ちょうあくpunishing evil
- 懲戒免ちょうかいめんdisciplinary dismissal; disciplinary discharge
- 懲戒免官ちょうかいめんかんdisciplinary dismissal; disciplinary discharge
- 懲戒免職ちょうかいめんしょくdisciplinary dismissal (discharge)
- 懲戒処分ちょうかいしょぶんdisciplinary measures; (judicial) sanctions
- 懲戒請求ちょうかいせいきゅうformal demand for disciplinary measures against a lawyer
- 懲治監ちょうじかんreformatory
- 懲罰的損害賠償ちょうばつてきそんがいばいしょうpunitive damages; exemplary damages
- 暴支膺懲ぼうしようちょうpunishing savage China
- 無期懲役むきちょうえきlife imprisonment; imprisonment for life
- 膺懲ようちょうpunishment (of an enemy); chastisement
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 懲りるこりるto learn by experience; to learn one's lesson
- これに懲りずにこれにこりずにwithout being discouraged by this (experience); without letting this put (you) off
- これに懲りよ道才坊これにこりよどうさいぼうtake it as a lesson learned; learn from this (mistake)
- これに懲りよ道斎坊これにこりよどうさいぼうtake it as a lesson learned; learn from this (mistake)
- 性懲りしょうこりrepenting; improving one's nature
- 性懲りもないしょうこりもないincorrigible; dogged
- 性懲りもなくしょうこりもなくincorrigibly; doggedly
- 性懲りも無いしょうこりもないincorrigible; dogged
- 性懲りも無くしょうこりもなくincorrigibly; doggedly
- 悪を懲らすあくをこらすto punish the wicked
- 懲らしめこらしめchastisement
- 懲らしめるこらしめるto chastise; to punish
- 懲らすこらすto chastise; to punish
- 懲りないこりない(someone who) doesn't learn their lesson; obstinate
- 懲りないやつこりないやつperson (generally male) who won't learn their lesson; persistent jerk
- 懲りない奴こりないやつperson (generally male) who won't learn their lesson; persistent jerk
- 懲り懲りこりごりhaving had enough (of); fed up (with)
- 羮に懲りて膾を吹くあつものにこりてなますをふくa burnt child dreads the fire; once bitten twice shy
- 羹に懲りて膾を吹くあつものにこりてなますをふくa burnt child dreads the fire; once bitten twice shy
Other readings
- 懲しめるこらしめるto chastise; to punish
- 此れに懲りよ道才坊これにこりよどうさいぼうtake it as a lesson learned; learn from this (mistake)
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