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    3. 懲

    懲

    懲こ.りる

    penal

    N1KMT9Freq #1303Core ConceptsKanji18 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    こ.りるこ.らすこ.らしめる

    On'yomi

    チョウ

    penalchastisepunishdiscipline

    徴心

    彳
    亻
    人
    山
    王
    攵
    丿
    心

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    悠愆慫恁憊應斂懋愆必懋懸懇悠恷慫憊應懣恁巌

    Alternative forms of this concept

    忄
    ⺗

    Concepts using this kanji

    懲役

    penal servitude

    懲戒

    discipline

    懲罰

    discipline

    無期懲役

    life imprisonment

    性懲りもない

    incorrigible

    性懲り

    repenting

    性懲りもなく

    not having learned one's lesson

    懲治監

    reformatory

    懲役刑

    jail sentence

    懲戒処分

    disciplinary measures

    懲戒請求

    formal demand for disciplinary measures against a lawyer

    懲罰的

    punitive

    懲戒免官

    disciplinary dismissal

    懲悪

    punishing evil

    悪を懲らす

    to punish the wicked

    懲りる

    to learn by experience

    勧善懲悪

    rewarding good and punishing evil

    懲戒免職

    disciplinary dismissal (discharge)

    懲戒解雇

    disciplinary discharge

    懲戒免

    disciplinary dismissal

    勧善懲悪小説

    (Edo-period) didactic novel or fiction

    勧懲

    rewarding good and punishing evil

    勧善懲悪劇

    morality play

    懲罰委員会

    disciplinary committee

    これに懲りずに

    without being discouraged by this (experience)

    懲らしめ

    chastisement

    懲らしめる

    to chastise

    懲らす

    to chastise

    懲りない

    (someone who) doesn't learn their lesson

    これに懲りよ道才坊

    take it as a lesson learned

    暴支膺懲

    punish savage China

    懲罰的損害賠償

    punitive damages

    懲り懲り

    having had enough (of)

    懲りない奴

    person (generally male) who won't learn their lesson

    膺懲

    punishment (of an enemy)

    羹に懲りて膾を吹く

    a burnt child dreads the fire

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 丿
    • 亻
    • 人
    • 山
    • 彳
    • 心
    • 攵
    • 王

    is_used_in

    • 勧善懲悪
    • 勧善懲悪劇
    • 懲らしめ
    • 懲らしめる
    • 懲らす
    • 懲りる
    • 懲戒
    • 懲罰
    • 懲役
    • 膺懲
    • 懲り懲り
    • 懲悪
    • 懲戒免職
    • 無期懲役
    • 懲戒処分
    • 懲罰委員会
    • 勧善懲悪小説
    • 性懲り
    • 悪を懲らす
    • 性懲りもなく
    • 懲治監
    • 羹に懲りて膾を吹く
    • 懲役刑
    • 懲りない
    • 懲りない奴
    • 懲戒請求
    • 懲戒免
    • 懲戒免官
    • 性懲りもない
    • これに懲りよ道才坊
    • 暴支膺懲
    • これに懲りずに
    • 懲罰的損害賠償
    • 勧懲
    • 懲戒解雇
    • 懲罰的

    Similar concepts

    • 悠
    • 愆
    • 慫
    • 恁
    • 憊
    • 應
    • 斂
    • 懋
    • 必
    • 懸
    • 懇
    • 恷
    • 懣
    • 巌

    Variants

    • 忄
    • ⺗

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