懲りる

• 読み: こりる
• ローマ字: koriru
• 漢字の分解: 懲 (chō/ko) — discipline, punish, chastise
• 発音: /ko.ɾi.ɾɯ/

意味

To learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to have had enough of something unpleasant.

A Group 2 (ichidan) intransitive verb meaning to become fed up or wary after a bad experience. Often used in the negative 懲りない (someone who never learns). The nuance is that the experience was painful or unpleasant enough that one should not repeat it.

例文

1. 前回の失敗で懲りたので、今度は慎重にやる。
2. 彼は何度失敗しても懲りない人だ。
3. あの店で食中毒になって懲りたから、もう行かない。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, self-reflection, advice

トーン: rueful

起源と歴史

From the kanji 懲 (to discipline, to punish), combining 心 (heart) with 徵 (to summon, to punish). The idea is that punishment reaches the heart, leaving a lasting impression.

文化的背景

時代: Early Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal