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    3. 思い知らせる

    思い知らせる

    思おもい​知しら​せ​る​

    to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake)

    KMT10News #39+1Verb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab25 strokes

    思いしらせる

    おもいしらせる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake), to bring (something) home (to someone), to teach (someone) a lesson

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    彼かれの傲ごう慢まんさを思おもい知しらせてやる。

    I'll teach him a lesson about his arrogance.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    失しっ敗ぱいを通とおして、自じ分ぶんの未み熟じゅくさを思おもい知しらされた。

    Through failure, I was made to realize my own immaturity.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれはその過あやまちの重じゅう大だいさを、身みをもって思 い知しらされることになるだろう。

    He will be made to realize the gravity of that mistake through personal experience.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれの裏うら切ぎりが、友ゆう情じょうの本ほん当とうの価か値ちを私わたしに思おもい知しらせた。

    His betrayal made me realize the true value of friendship.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    厳きびしい訓くん練れんは、自じ分ぶんの限げん界かいを思おもい知しらせるものだった。

    The rigorous training made me realize my own limits.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologySports & Martial Arts

    Characters that make up this word

    思
    おも.う・おもえら.く・おぼ.す…(1)
    think
    Kanji
    知
    し.る・し.らせる…(7)
    know・wisdom
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    せ
    se
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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