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懲りる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 懲りる

Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #7664
1

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way

Examples
これで彼女も懲りるだろう。
This will teach her a lesson.
2

to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

Kanji in this Word

18 strokes
Frequency: 1303
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

penal
chastise
punish
discipline

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
チョウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
こ.りる
こ.らす
こ.らしめる
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