Question

懲 こ.りる、こ.らす、こ.らしめる 懲りる(こりる): to learn by experience; to be disgusted with S 徴: indications; sign; omen; symptom; collect; seek; refer to; question心: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 心 4 懲 penal Judge: You will serve a penal sentence until indications show you have a heart.

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チョウ penal, chastise, punish, discipline 1 1303 18 61 こころ・したごころ・りっしんべん 形声 Phonetic Penal servitude is served until indications show that one has had a change of heart (learned one´s lesson). Easily confused with punish (#679) and penalty (#833). Concentrate on the reasons behind the penal system ("changing people´s hearts" here), instead of the penalty itself or the punishment (revenge) aspect. It may help to note that there´s no sword, but a heart :-) (Note: 懲りる = learn from one´s bad experiences).

Kanji	懲
Onyomi	チョウ
Kunyomi	こ.りる、こ.らす、こ.らしめる
English	penal, chastise, punish, discipline
Examples	懲りる(こりる): to learn by experience; to be disgusted with
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1303
Components	徴: indications; sign; omen; symptom; collect; seek; refer to; question 心: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)
Number of Strokes	18
Kanji Radical	心
Radical Number	61
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	こころ・したごころ・りっしんべん
Traditional Form	懲
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	penal
Koohii Story 1	Penal servitude is served until indications show that one has had a change of heart (learned one´s lesson). Easily confused with punish (#679) and penalty (#833). Concentrate on the reasons behind the penal system ("changing people´s hearts" here), instead of the penalty itself or the punishment (revenge) aspect. It may help to note that there´s no sword, but a heart :-) (Note: 懲りる = learn from one´s bad experiences).
Koohii Story 2	Judge: You will serve a penal sentence until indications show you have a heart.

Penal Heart 懲 Learn Indications Show One´S Penalty