Question

討 う.つ 検討(けんとう): consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion討論(とうろん): debate; discussion討議(とうぎ): debate; discussion 6 言: say寸: measurement; foot/10 言 7 (none) chastise In Colonial New England, people who committed adultery had words glued to them. A famous example is the "A" worn by Hester Prynn for committing adultery (i.e., not being chaste). In this way, words glued to you are supposed to chastise you and prevent further breaches of chastity.

Accepted Answer

トウ chastise, attack, defeat, destroy, conquer 1 528 10 149 こと・げん・ごんべん・ことば 形声 Phonetic I said some bad words, and my mother chastised me by washing my mouth out with glue instead of soap! 340

Kanji	討
Onyomi	トウ
Kunyomi	う.つ
English	chastise, attack, defeat, destroy, conquer
Examples	検討(けんとう): consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion 討論(とうろん): debate; discussion 討議(とうぎ): debate; discussion
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	6
Frequency	528
Components	言: say 寸: measurement; foot/10
Number of Strokes	10
Kanji Radical	言
Radical Number	149
Radical Strokes	7
Radical Reading	こと・げん・ごんべん・ことば
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	chastise
Koohii Story 1	I said some bad words, and my mother chastised me by washing my mouth out with glue instead of soap!
Koohii Story 2	In Colonial New England, people who committed adultery had words glued to them. A famous example is the "A" worn by Hester Prynn for committing adultery (i.e., not being chaste). In this way, words glued to you are supposed to chastise you and prevent further breaches of chastity.
RTK Index	340

Discussion Debate Chastise Adultery Words Glued 討 トウ

Discussion Debate Chastise Adultery Words Glued 討トウ