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懲

懲 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. こらしめる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「心」+音符「徵」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

penal, chastise, punish, discipline

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • チョウJHS
Kun (native)
  • こ(りる)JHS
  • こ(らす)JHS
  • こ(らしめる)JHS
Other languages
  • 拼音cheng2
  • 한글jing
  • Hán-ViệtTrừng

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
18 strokes
Radical
心(こころ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+61F2

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱徵心

Words using this kanji

  • 懲役ちょうえき刑事施設に拘置して所定の作業を行わせる刑罰のこと。自由刑に分類される。日本の場合は、刑法第12条による。penal servitude, imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
  • 懲戒ちょうかい不正、不当な行為に対して、制裁や罰を加えること。discipline, punishment, reprimand
  • 懲罰ちょうばつ将来を戒めるために、懲らしめる罰。 国会や地方議会の秩序維持のため、議員に対して加える制裁。discipline, punishment, reprimand
  • 懲りるこりるこりるを参照。to learn by experience, to learn one's lesson, to learn the hard way, to be discouraged (by)
  • 懲罰委員会ちょうばついいんかいdisciplinary committee
  • 懲悪ちょうあくpunishing evil
  • 懲らすこらすto chastise, to punish, to discipline
  • 懲治監ちょうじかんreformatory
  • 懲役刑ちょうえきけいjail sentence, imprisonment
  • 懲戒免ちょうかいめんdisciplinary dismissal, disciplinary discharge
  • 懲罰的ちょうばつてきpunitive
  • 懲罰房ちょうばつぼうdisciplinary cell, solitary confinement cell
  • 懲らしめこらしめchastisement
  • 懲り懲りこりごりhaving had enough (of), fed up (with), sick and tired (of), to learn one's lesson
  • 懲戒免職ちょうかいめんしょく公務員の懲戒処分の一つで、その職を免ずるもの。退職金は支給されない。disciplinary dismissal (discharge)
  • 懲戒処分ちょうかいしょぶん公務員に服務義務違反があった場合に、その職員に対し免職、停職、減給、戒告などのような懲戒として行われる処分。disciplinary measures, (judicial) sanctions
  • 懲りないこりない(someone who) doesn't learn their lesson, obstinate
  • 懲戒請求ちょうかいせいきゅうformal demand for disciplinary measures against a lawyer
  • 懲戒免官ちょうかいめんかんdisciplinary dismissal, disciplinary discharge
  • 懲戒解雇ちょうかいかいこ使用者が労働者（従業員）に対し重大な規律違反などによる制裁として行う解雇。disciplinary discharge, punitive dismissal

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
2-14-4
Four Corner
2833.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4k14.3
Heisig
953
Nelson
1785