Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1303 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 18

Meaning: penal, chastise, punish, discipline

Kunyomi: こ.りる こ.らす こ.らしめる

Onyomi: チョウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: heart

Examples

Onyomi Examples

チョウカイ discipline, punishment, reprimand

チョウエキ penal servitude, imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)

ヨウチョウ punishment (of an enemy), chastisement

暴支膺 ボウシヨウチョウ punishing savage China

Kunyomi Examples

りる こりる to learn by experience, to learn one's lesson, to learn the hard way, to be discouraged (by), to have enough (of), to be disgusted (with)

らす こらす to chastise, to punish, to discipline

らしめる こらしめる to chastise, to punish, to discipline